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What arthritis pain practitioners and patients want in an online self‐management programme
Author(s) -
Trudeau Kimberlee J.,
Ainscough Jessica L.,
Pujol Lynette A.,
Charity Sadaf
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
musculoskeletal care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1557-0681
pISSN - 1478-2189
DOI - 10.1002/msc.183
Subject(s) - medicine , pain management , arthritis , physical therapy
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. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.