Well-being Star™
The Outcomes Star™ for self-help with long-term health conditions
Development: Triangle Consulting in collaboration with North East Essex PCT and with funding from the Department of Health.
Copyright: Triangle Consulting Social Enterprise Ltd. The Well-being Star is available to download and use free provided you do not make any changes. There is a charge for on-line and commercial use - contact Triangle for more information
Dissemination: The Well-Being Star is available to download as a free PDF. The On-line version will available from the end of January for an annual license fee.
Outcome areas:
The Well-Being Star supports and measures progress in eight areas that together enable people to live as well as they can with a long term health condition. These are:
- Lifestyle
- Looking after yourself
- Managing symptoms
- Work, volunteering and other activities
- Money
- Where you live
- Family and friends
- Feeling positive
Journey of change:
The Well-being Star scales are based on a five-point journey of change:
- Not thinking about it
- Finding out
- Making changes
- Getting there
- As good as it can be
Resources:
The Well-being Star is available both as a stand-alone tool and as part of Personal Health Plan materials. The Star is designed to be either self-completion by a patient or completed by a patient and health professional together and consists of:
- The Star Chart and Personal Health Plan
- Quiz with guidance for patients
- Well-being Star Online
