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What arthritis pain practitioners and patients want in an online self‐management programme

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Self-management of pain is a critical component of arthritis care; however, limited mobility can restrict access to resources. Although the internet has become a primary source of health information, few studies address what patients want and need from a self-management website. METHODS: Thirty-two people diagnosed with arthritis and 12 practitioners a) participated in individual one-hour interviews and b) sorted and rated a list of 88 unique statements that were derived from the interviews. Qualitative data were analysed using concept mapping procedures. RESULTS: The six-cluster map provided the best discrimination between statements. Follow-up analyses suggested that although patients with arthritis and practitioners generally agree on the categories of content on a self-management website about arthritis, they appear to disagree on the importance of each category. CONCLUSIONS: These findings about patient and provider desired content can be used by health educators to develop a curriculum for health education of patients with arthritis pain.

Source: Musculoskeletal Care

DOI: 10.1002/msc.183

Authors: Kimberlee J. Trudeau, Jessica L. Ainscough, Lynette A. Pujol, Sadaf Charity

Institutions: Inflexxion (United States), Thomas Jefferson University

Language: English

Topic: Health Literacy and Information Accessibility

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases