Explain chronic disease management at the interpersonal level

Support from family, friends, and social networks can be a powerful tool for both one's physical and emotional well-being and this is referred to as interpersonal management. These support systems can be a particularly valuable resource for the management of chronic conditions, especially as a historically acute-centered health system continues to struggle with providing appropriate care to a growing number of chronically ill patients. Caregivers are family members, friends, and other individuals who assist and support patients through management and treatment on a day-to-day basis. It is estimated that 29% of U.S. adults are caregivers in some form (National Alliance for Caregiving, 2009). Research has found that proactive social support and disease management assistance from caregivers generally leads to more positive health outcomes across the chronic disease spectrum (Rosland & Piette, 2010).This can be especially true of self-management programs geared toward young people.?