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Effectiveness of Mobile Application Self-management Program (App) for Joint Protection and Physical Activity in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Mobile application RA joint protection and activity self-management program for Arthritis, Rheumatoid. Completed, enrolled 46 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of mobile application self-management program (App) for joint protection and physical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Intervention group received an app self-management program. The researchers compared the effects of the experimental group and the control group in disease activity, physical functioning, self-efficacy, depression, and self-management behavior.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The intervention group received a mobile application RA joint protection and activity self-management program based on self-efficacy theory for 6 weeks. The program was based on self-efficacy theory and proposes that self-efficacy is influenced by four information sources: mastery of experience, social modeling, social persuasion and one's physical and emotional states. To enhance participants' self-management skill, the following strategies were employed: peer story-telling, assessment, family involvement, goal setting, self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and phone calls consultation.