Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating an Online Self-Management Program for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2019
Identifier
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsy066; PMCID: PMC6415659
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To 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).
METHODS: Youth 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.
RESULTS: Participants 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.
CONCLUSIONS: Primarily self-directed online self-management training and online disease education comparably and modestly improve pain and HRQOL in youth with JIA.
Journal Title
Journal of pediatric psychology
Volume
44
Issue
3
First Page
363
Last Page
374
MeSH Keywords
Adolescent; Arthralgia; Arthritis, Juvenile; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Patient Education as Topic; Program Evaluation; Quality of Life; Self-Management; Telemedicine
Keywords
eHealth; juvenile idiopathic arthritis; pain; quality of life; randomized controlled trial
Recommended Citation
Connelly M, Schanberg LE, Ardoin S, et al. Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating an Online Self-Management Program for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. J Pediatr Psychol. 2019;44(3):363-374. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsy066
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