Healthier Living with Arthritis Online Workshop

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

The Healthier Living with Arthritis Online Workshop is the online version of the Arthritis Self-Management Program (ASMP) developed by the Stanford Patient Education Research Center. The content is very similar to the original small-group program, but does not require real-time attendance.

Small groups of about 25 go through a six-week interactive online workshop together, with two peer moderators leading each workshop. On the program's password-protected website, participants review the new lessons added weekly, post their personal action plans on community bulletin boards, and access tools to manage their arthritis. In addition to providing exercise logs, medication diaries, and the Arthritis Helpbook (which contains all program content), the online workshop also employs algorithmic analysis of participants' questionnaire responses in order to derive tailored exercise recommendations that target each participant's specific joint function problems.

Goal / Mission

The program is focused on reduction of pain and improvement of function for arthritis patients unable or unwilling to attend small group ASMPs, which have proven effective in changing health-related behaviors and improving health status measures.

Results / Accomplishments

At one year after a randomized intervention study, participants in the online workshop showed significant (p<0.008) improvement over the control group in four of the six health status areas measured: health distress, activity limitation, self-reported global health, and pain. The intervention group also improved more than the control group in the other two areas, disability and fatigue, but not at a statistically significant level.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
The National Council on Aging
Primary Contact
info@selfmanage.org
https://www.ncoa.org/healthy-aging/chronic-disease...
Topics
Health / Other Conditions
Health / Older Adults
Health / Wellness & Lifestyle
Organization(s)
The National Council on Aging
Source
Stanford Patient Education Research Center
Date of publication
6/24/2008
Location
USA
For more details
http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/internet/arth...
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.238...
Target Audience
Adults, Older Adults

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An Evidence-Based Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.