Chronic Illness

Aims & Scope

Chronic illnesses are prolonged, do not resolve spontaneously, and are rarely completely cured.

The most common are cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, coronary artery disease, stroke and heart failure), the arthritides, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and epilepsy.

There is increasing evidence that mental illnesses such as depression are best understood as chronic health problems.

HIV/AIDS has become a chronic condition in those countries where effective medication is available.

Awareness is increasing that similar strategies can be effective in treating many different conditions.

These are likely to involve the proactive identification of relevant populations; to provide support for the relationship between people living with long term health conditions and health and social care professionals; to develop evidence-based care guidelines which emphasise the prevention of exacerbation and complications; and promote empowerment strategies for people living with chronic illness, such as self-management and education.

They also require continuous evaluation of clinical, humanistic and economic outcomes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6086

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	462

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.862

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	53

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The unacknowledged impact of chronic schistosomiasis

  Citation: 411

  Authors: Charles H., Madeline

• Family influences on self-management among functionally independent adults with diabetes or heart failure: do family members hinder as much as they help?

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Ann-Marie, Michele, Hwa-Jung, Maria J., John D.

• Social networks, social capital and chronic illness self-management: a realist review

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Ivaylo, Anne, Caroline, Anne, Christian, Joanne, Peter, Sue, Carolyn, Rebecca

• Shifting priorities in multimorbidity: a longitudinal qualitative study of patient’s prioritization of multiple conditions

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Rebecca L, Caroline, Anne P, Anne

• The expert patients programme online, a 1-year study of an Internet-based self-management programme for people with long-term conditions

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Kate R., Philip L., Ayesha, Kathryn, Diana D., Ian

• Self-managing and managing self: practical and moral dilemmas in accounts of living with chronic illness

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Anne, Sally, Kate

• Diabetes and the risk of tuberculosis: a neglected threat to public health?

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Catherine R., Julia A., Nita G., Gojka, Brian G., Christopher, Nigel C.

• Living with chronic low back pain: a metasynthesis of qualitative research

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Sherrill, Christina

• An ‘endless struggle’: a qualitative study of general practitioners’ and practice nurses’ experiences of managing multimorbidity in socio-economically deprived areas of Scotland

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Rosaleen, Sally, Bruce, Graham, Stewart

• Emerging models for mobilizing family support for chronic disease management: a structured review

  Citation: 128

  Authors: Ann-Marie, John D.

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