About the SEDRIC Programme

What is the SEDRIC programme?

The SEDRIC programme is a structured education programme that aims to promote self-managed walking exercise in people with intermittent claudication (a cramp-like leg pain that occurs during walking because of narrowing of the arteries supplying the legs).

The structured self-management approach of the SEDRIC programme is based on giving patients greater responsibility for their health. It does this through allowing discovery, rather than trying to teach or instruct. These principles are powerful in changing behaviour and have the potential to be very powerful with a health maintenance context and save money in the long term.

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SEDRIC is a three hour structured group education programme delivered by two trained educators. The three hour course offers participants the opportunity to explore their personal health status and to identify the lifestyle changes they may need to make to remain healthy. The programme utilises an evidence-based approach to promoting behavioural change and is compatible with the infrastructure and resources available to the NHS.

Content covered include:

thoughts and feelings of the participants
understanding more about peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication
how having intermittent claudication can affect long term health
understanding what factors contribute to have a greater risk of complications
improving symptoms and reducing risk of complications – walking exercise
goal setting and action planning, including pedometer use.

Interested in finding out more?
Please contact:
Dr Garry Tew
Email: garry.tew@york.ac.uk
Tel: 01904 321614