Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Keywords
health management
Brief summary
The goal of the present study is to determine if a health management tool improves self-efficacy, satisfaction with the doctor's visit, and agreement of the statement How satisfied are you that your concerns were addressed during your clinic visit today over time.
Detailed description
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Initiative (PACO) was developed at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) to create a replicable model of patient-centered care that will improve treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lead to improved outcomes. This work began with focus groups of RA patients to determine which changes or programs they felt were needed. Among the suggestions was a health management tool to improve doctor-patient communication. The Patient Advisory Committee (PAC), a part of PACO which grew out of the focus groups, worked to develop the current Health Log. It consists of a permanent booklet and a refillable health log version that is filled out before each doctor's appointment. Health management tools have also been developed for patients with other chronic conditions. Dr. Paul Fortin of the University Health Network developed the Lupus Health Passport, which helps patients keep track of their health and also has information about lupus as well as prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD) and osteoporosis. However, although these health management tools have been well received, they have not been studied to see if they improve self-efficacy. We would like to determine if the use of the Health Log improves self-efficacy in RA patients over time. Specifically we will be looking to: 1. Determine if this health management tool improves self-efficacy over time with use, as measured by the Self-Efficacy Other Symptoms Scale of the Arthritis Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. 2. Determine if this health management tool improves satisfaction with the doctor's visit as measured by a VAS scale 10-100. 3. Determine if this health management tool improves agreement with the statement How satisfied are you that your concerns were addressed during your clinic visit today, as measured by a VAS scale 10-100.
Interventions
OTHERHealth Log
The Health Log consists of a permanent booklet and a refillable health log version that is filled out before each doctor's appointment. The permanent booklet has areas to record: * Personal information and emergency contact(s) * Physician names and contact information * Insurance information * Medications, vitamins and supplements * Surgeries * Health history The booklet also includes suggested questions you may want to ask your Rheumatologist about medications, lifestyle, or future/status. The refillable health log includes questions about pain, fatigue,overall status from the Multi-Dimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ), and a modified Arthritic Pain and Joint Evaluation. It also has space to write questions for the doctor's visit and prescription refills needed.
Sponsors
Abbott
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* billing diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (714.0) or seronegative inflammatory arthritis and a member of the BRASS study at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Exclusion criteria
* less than 18 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Self-Efficacy | baseline and 12 months | assessed using the Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in satisfaction with the doctor's visit | baseline and 12 months | assessed using the VAS scale 10-100 |
| Change in the statement How satisfied are you that your concerns were addressed during your clinic visit today | baseline and 12 months | assessed using the VAS scale 10-100 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed