Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis

Developing evidence-based patient-focused learning materials to support health behaviour change for people living with psoriatic arthritis

RMD OpenPublished Co-design development study of patient-focused learning materials

Authors' conclusion

This project created patient-focused resources to support behaviour change.

Study context

Population
Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
Outcome
Development of materials supporting healthy lifestyle changes in PsA
Methodological detailstheory-informed, evidence-based, steering group of patients, psychologists, rheumatologists, design team and researchers, literature review, patient and clinician roundtables, evaluation survey, Final evaluation survey of the draft website before launch, Literature review on behaviours and interventions in PsA (diet, weight, alcohol, smoking, exercise, anxiety, depression, stress), Three roundtables with patients with PsA and one with clinicians to prioritise and refine content
  • Theory-informed
  • Evidence-based
  • Steering group of patients, psychologists, rheumatologists, design team and researchers
  • Literature review
  • Patient and clinician roundtables
  • Evaluation survey
  • Final evaluation survey of the draft website before launch
  • Literature review on behaviours and interventions in PsA (diet, weight, alcohol, smoking, exercise, anxiety, depression, stress)
  • Three roundtables with patients with PsA and one with clinicians to prioritise and refine content

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Candidate topics prioritised

15

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Developing evidence-based patient-focused learning materials to support health behaviour change for people living with psoriatic arthritis. RMD Open. Published 31 August 2023. doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003190

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