Web-Based Program for Symptom Management in Fibromyalgia
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Fibromyalgia, Pain |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal, Rheumatology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 21 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | September 2008 |
| End Date: | August 2011 |
Fibromyalgia is a complex chronic illness affecting 6-12 million Americans. Self-management
strategies play a key role in reducing symptoms and maintaining functioning. The proposed
project offers a web-based self management tool that enables FM sufferers to identify
significant linkages between their personal symptom levels and their personal
self-management efforts over time in order to plan their own optimal approach to disease
management.
strategies play a key role in reducing symptoms and maintaining functioning. The proposed
project offers a web-based self management tool that enables FM sufferers to identify
significant linkages between their personal symptom levels and their personal
self-management efforts over time in order to plan their own optimal approach to disease
management.
This Phase II project will complete development of the SMART (Self-Monitoring and Review
Tool) Log program for symptom management and health promotion in FM and evaluate its
efficacy in a large web-based trial that will closely emulate its planned application in
Phase III. The SMARTLog program is an interactive web-based self-monitoring and feedback
intervention that employs proprietary statistical analysis procedures to give the user
personally optimized guidance on behavioral, lifestyle and coping strategies that yield
effective symptom reduction for that individual. The program incorporates longitudinal
collection and analysis of the individual's self-monitoring data followed by delivery of
personalized feedback derived from those same personal data. The program helps FM sufferers
discover and monitor linkages between specific personal health-related behaviors and
management strategies and their symptom levels over time. Feasibility was demonstrated in
Phase I by very high retention rates, ratings of satisfaction and perceived relevance,
evidence of impact of utilization on improved well-being over the use period, and
qualitative data indicating strong interest in continuation with the program.
Tool) Log program for symptom management and health promotion in FM and evaluate its
efficacy in a large web-based trial that will closely emulate its planned application in
Phase III. The SMARTLog program is an interactive web-based self-monitoring and feedback
intervention that employs proprietary statistical analysis procedures to give the user
personally optimized guidance on behavioral, lifestyle and coping strategies that yield
effective symptom reduction for that individual. The program incorporates longitudinal
collection and analysis of the individual's self-monitoring data followed by delivery of
personalized feedback derived from those same personal data. The program helps FM sufferers
discover and monitor linkages between specific personal health-related behaviors and
management strategies and their symptom levels over time. Feasibility was demonstrated in
Phase I by very high retention rates, ratings of satisfaction and perceived relevance,
evidence of impact of utilization on improved well-being over the use period, and
qualitative data indicating strong interest in continuation with the program.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Self-reported presence of fibromyalgia
Exclusion Criteria:
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