RAHelp: an online intervention for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective: To test an intervention for improving self-management in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using an online, cognitive-behavioral, self-management group program (RAHelp), with weekly telephone support.

Methods: A 2-group, randomized study design was used to compare an intervention for RA versus a waiting-list control condition. The intervention used a secure web site (RAHelp.

Online self-management in rheumatoid arthritis: a patient-centered model application.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the online transformation of an empirically validated, clinic-based, self-management (SM) program for rheumatoid arthritis.

Materials And Methods: A cognitive-behavioral framework served as the theoretical basis for the intervention. As with the clinic-based approach, the psychoeducational program included educational modules, weekly homework assignments, and self-evaluation.

Social interactions in an online self-management program for rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective: To evaluate social interactions among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), participating in an empirically based, cognitive-behavioural, self-management (SM), and peer-support program, delivered in an online format.

Methods: Thirty individuals with RA were recruited online. Subjects were a subset of participants in the treatment arm of a waiting-list controlled study testing the effectiveness of a 10-week, online, SM education and peer support program.