Trial reportJournal of pediatric psychology2019
Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating an Online Self-Management Program for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
Trial report in Journal of pediatric psychology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of psychological interventions on anxiety in children and youth with chronic medical conditions.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Digital health tools in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic literature review.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2025Pooled it
- How can clinicians enhance self-efficacy beliefs in osteoarthritis? An overview of systematic reviews with meta-analysis.Clinical rheumatology · 2024Pooled it
- Physical activity and education about physical activity for chronic musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of eHealth and mHealth Interventions Supporting Children and Young People Living With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- A feasibility randomised controlled trial of patient education videos assessing multimedia design effects on engagement and learning in adolescents with scoliosis.BMC medical education · 2026Trial
- A shared-management web-based intervention for sleep deficiency in school-age children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their parents: feasibility and acceptability study.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Trial
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- Teens Taking Charge: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Self-Management Program With Telephone Support for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- The Helping Alliance Questionnaire for Children and Their Caregivers-Validation in a German Sample of Pediatric Chronic Pain Patients.Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Exploring digital health technology in rheumatology: a scoping review on benefits, challenges, and future possibilities.EULAR rheumatology open · 2026Review
- Digital Interventions for Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Review
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- The Design, Development, and Usability Testing of an eHealth Program for Youths With Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Protocol for a 2-Phase User-Centered Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Acceptability of an Adolescent Self-Management Program for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.ACR open rheumatology · 2022Article
- Parent Perspectives on Addressing Emotional Health for Children and Young Adults With Juvenile Myositis.Arthritis care & research · 2021Article
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- Parent Pain Cognitions and Treatment Adherence in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2019Article
- Introduction to the Coordinated Special Issue on eHealth/mHealth in Pediatric Psychology.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2019Article
- Self-management needs of Irish adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): how can a Canadian web-based programme meet these needs?Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2018Article
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13 authors at 10 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the efficacy in improving pain and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of an online self-management program for adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
methodsYouth ages 12-18 years with JIA were recruited from 10 rheumatology clinics across the United States and randomized to complete an online self-management program (n = 144) or an online disease education program (n = 145). Participants in the self-management group worked through multimedia-based modules comprising psychoeducation, training in cognitive-behavioral coping skills and stress management, and other self-management topics over a 12-week period. Participants in the control group viewed a series of preselected quality educational websites about JIA over the same interval. Online content for both groups was made available in English and Spanish to facilitate inclusion of Hispanic participants. Blinded assessment of main outcomes (pain intensity, pain interference, and HRQOL) and process outcomes (disease knowledge, self-efficacy, pain coping, and emotional adjustment) occurred at baseline, posttreatment, and at 6- and 12-month postrandomization follow-up visits.
resultsParticipants on average demonstrated significant improvements over the study period in the main outcomes, with no significant group differences in the degree of improvement. Effect sizes for these improvements were small. The amount of improvement in self-efficacy, emotional avoidance coping, disease knowledge, and emotional functioning in part predicted improvement in pain and HRQOL outcomes.
conclusionsPrimarily self-directed online self-management training and online disease education comparably and modestly improve pain and HRQOL in youth with JIA.
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