ArticleRheumatology international2015
Smartphone application for rheumatoid arthritis self-management: cross-sectional study revealed the usefulness, willingness to use and patients' needs.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Treat-to-target Study of Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on Smart System of Disease Management(SSDM) : A Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial
Development, Feasibility, and Effectiveness of Smartphone Application for Hand Therapy for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Mix Method Study
Self-management Nursing Intervention for Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mobile Health Apps for Self-Management of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Systematic Literature Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Pooled it
- Impact of the digital health application ViViRA on spinal mobility, physical function, quality of life and pain perception in spondyloarthritides patients: a randomized controlled trial.Arthritis research & therapy · 2024Trial
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- Complementary App-Based Yoga Home Exercise Therapy for Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: Usability Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- The exercise-app Axia for axial spondyloarthritis enhances the home-based exercise frequency in axial spondyloarthritis patients - A cross-sectional survey.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Machine Learning Approaches to Classify Self-Reported Rheumatoid Arthritis Health Scores Using Activity Tracker Data: Longitudinal Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- A Yoga Exercise App Designed for Patients With Axial Spondylarthritis: Development and User Experience Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Development of a Digital Health Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptom Management in a Biotechnology Industry Context: Protocol for the Application of a Human-Centered Design Framework.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Can smartphone use affect chronic disease self-management among Chinese middle-aged and older adults? A moderated mediation model.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- A hand exercise mobile app for people with rheumatoid arthritis in Turkey: design, development and usability study.Rheumatology international · 2021Article
- Mobile App-based documentation of patient-reported outcomes - 3-months results from a proof-of-concept study on modern rheumatology patient management.Arthritis research & therapy · 2021Article
- Remote Measurement in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Possibilities, Problems, and Perspectives of Data Collection by Mobile Apps in Longitudinal Epidemiological Studies: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Digital Approaches for a Reliable Early Diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- Polypharmacy in Middle-European Rheumatoid Arthritis-Patients: A Retrospective Longitudinal Cohort Analysis With Systematic Literature Review.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Article
- Leveraging Google Trends to investigate the global public interest in rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2019Article
- Design Considerations in the Development of App-Based Oral Anticancer Medication Management Systems: a Qualitative Evaluation of Pharmacists' and Patients' Perspectives.Journal of medical systems · 2019Article
- Using a ResearchKit Smartphone App to Collect Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms From Real-World Participants: Feasibility Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
- "Is There An App For That?" Orthopaedic Patient Preferences For A Smartphone Application.Applied clinical informatics · 2017Article
- Apps for People With Rheumatoid Arthritis to Monitor Their Disease Activity: A Review of Apps for Best Practice and Quality.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2017Article
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Abstract
Patient-centered smartphone applications have potential to support rheumatoid arthritis (RA) self-management but remain almost unexplored in literature. Therefore, this study evaluated the usefulness of a smartphone application to support RA self-management, the willingness of RA patients to use and pay for it and the features the application should have. In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was developed to collect information on population, device ownership, usefulness and willingness to use and pay for a RA self-management application and application features. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, t test or Mann-Whitney's test and multivariate analysis were used. One hundred RA patients answered the questionnaire. Patients' mean age was 57 ± 11.9 years, most were females (91 %), with multiple drug regimens and a 40 % treatment non-compliance rate. Most patients believed that could have a more active role in self-management (94 %) and reported it would be useful to develop a RA self-management application (86 %). Patients willing to use an application (83 %) were younger, with a possible more active role in self-management, with access to a smartphone, and using short message service, electronic mail and Internet. Multivariate analysis confirmed these results, except the associations regarding access to a smartphone and use of electronic mail and Internet. Fifty-eight patients (82 %) were willing to pay for a RA self-management application and the most requested feature for it was information in a simple format. This study suggested the usefulness and patients' willingness to use and pay for a RA self-management application and provided insight on patients' needs.
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