Well-being Star
For adults self-managing health conditions
Who is the Well-being Star for?
The Well-being Star was developed for people living with a long term health condition, to support and measure their progress in living as well as they can. It can work as a stand-alone tool, or as part of Personal Health Plan materials. The Well-being Star is designed to either be self-completed by a patient, or ideally completed by a patient and health professional together.
The Star helps people and the services supporting them identify progress towards key outcomes like lifestyle, managing symptoms and looking after yourself, and give clarity on where to focus next.
- Are there any other Stars that focus on wellbeing?
My Wellness Star has been developed to encourage people to consider factors that relate to their overall health, wellbeing and quality of life.
My Wellness Star helps them and the services supporting them identify progress towards key outcomes like my sleep, daily living, feeling connected, unhealthy habits, and more to create a balanced picture of their everyday life.
Using the Outcomes Star approach
The Well-being Star is designed to be used as part of the Outcomes Star approach. That’s why we provide essential training and ongoing support to all licenced practitioners, so you can embed the Outcomes Star approach in your practice.
How does the Well-being Star work?
The Well-being Star covers eight key outcome areas that are essential to helping people to live as well as they can with a long term health condition, and assesses their progress towards each following a five-stage Journey of Change.
You and the people you support will fill out the Star together, and use it to better identify where their strengths lie ad where they might need more help, and to make plans for moving forward along the journey.
Outcome areas
Lifestyle
Looking after yourself
Managing symptoms
Work, volunteering and other activities
Money
Where you live
Family and friends
Feeling positive
The Journey of Change
01
Not thinking about it
02
Finding out
03
Making changes
04
Getting there
05
As good as it can be
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Always rooted in expertise and experience
The Well-being Star was developed in collaboration with North East Essex PCT and with funding from the Department of Health.
