Effectiveness and feasibility of a mobile health self-management intervention in rheumatoid arthritis: study protocol for a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial (AEGORA) ...

• Main Authors: Doumen, Michaël, De Meyst, Elias, Lefevre, Cedric, Pazmino, Sofia, Joly, Johan, Bertrand, Delphine, Devinck, Mieke, Westhovens, René, Verschueren, Patrick
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: figshare 2024
• Subjects: Medicine; Biotechnology; Ecology; FOS: Biological sciences; Sociology; FOS: Sociology; Immunology; FOS: Clinical medicine; Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Information Systems not elsewhere classified; Science Policy; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6903114.v1; https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Effectiveness_and_feasibility_of_a_mobile_health_self-management_intervention_in_rheumatoid_arthritis_study_protocol_for_a_pragmatic_multicentre_randomised_controlled_trial_AEGORA_/6903114/1

Abstract Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) considerably impacts patients’ lives. Patients’ confidence in their ability to manage this impact, or self-efficacy, can be supported with self-management interventions. One approach is to use mobile health (mHealth) applications, which can additionally provide insight into disease impact by remotely monitoring patient-reported outcomes. However, user engagement with mHealth-apps is variable, and concerns exist that remote monitoring might make patients overly attentive to symptoms. Methods App-based Education and GOal setting in RA (AEGORA) is a multicentre, pragmatic randomised controlled trial investigating an mHealth-based self-management intervention to improve self-efficacy and remotely monitor disease impact in patients with RA. The intervention is provided via an adapted version of the application Sidekick (Sidekick Health, Reykjavik, Iceland) and consists of education, goal setting, lifestyle advice, and remote assessment of the Rheumatoid Arthritis ...