Generic Self-Reported Questionnaires Measuring Self-Management: A Scoping Review.

This was a scoping review, not a test of whether the questionnaires improve care or work well in one clinic. It did not formally judge the quality of questionnaire development or validation studies. Some information was hard to obtain because original articles were old or unpublished. Some characteristics, such as whether a questionnaire is generic or suitable for clinical use, depended on original authors and may not have been fully documented. There is no agreed definition or theoretical foundation for self-management, so questionnaires may measure different things. Many questionnaires did not assess emotional or social self-management, so a score may miss important patient needs.

The authors declared no conflicts of interest. Funding came from a Quebec nursing research network and first-author scholarships, and the funders were not involved in preparing the manuscript.

Do not read this review as proof that any questionnaire improves patient care. It maps what questionnaires exist and what they measure; it does not test whether using them changes self-management outcomes.