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Self-Management Goal Setting Flashcards

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  1. In the context of chronic disease self-management, what does the 'R' in SMART goals stand for?

    Answer: Realistic

    The 'R' stands for Realistic (or Relevant), meaning the goal must be achievable given the patient's current health status and resources.

  2. A care manager uses the 'importance ruler' technique with a patient. What is being assessed?

    Answer: How much the patient personally values making a specific change

    The importance ruler (0–10 scale) measures how much the patient values a change, distinguishing importance from confidence.

  3. Which patient statement BEST reflects effective internalization of a self-management goal?

    Answer: 'I want to manage my blood pressure so I can stay active with my grandchildren.'

    This statement reflects an intrinsic, personally meaningful motivation tied to a specific life value, which predicts sustained behavior change.

  4. A patient with heart failure sets a goal to weigh themselves daily. Which element makes this goal immediately SMART-compliant without further modification?

    Answer: It is specific and measurable (daily, one action)

    Daily weight monitoring is already specific (one action), measurable (recorded each day), making it inherently SMART-compliant in those dimensions.

  5. Which strategy BEST supports a patient's self-efficacy when learning a new self-management behavior?

    Answer: Breaking the skill into small steps and celebrating each incremental success

    Incremental success builds self-efficacy (confidence) by demonstrating to the patient that they are capable of change.

  6. A patient with diabetes wants to improve A1C levels. The care manager helps the patient set a behavioral goal rather than a clinical goal. Which is the BEST example of a behavioral self-management goal?

    Answer: Check blood glucose every morning before breakfast this week

    Behavioral goals focus on specific actions the patient controls (checking glucose), whereas clinical goals (A1C level) are outcomes that result from those behaviors.

  7. When should a care manager consider revising a patient's self-management goal?

    Answer: When the patient's health status, priorities, or circumstances change

    Goals should be dynamic and revised whenever significant changes in the patient's condition, life situation, or values occur.