Which Educational Topics and Smartphone App Functions Are Prioritized by US Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases? A Mixed-Methods Study
Authors' conclusion
People with RMD prioritized information about laboratory test results, medications, and disease and symptom monitoring
Study context
- Population
- US adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) in a large community rheumatology practice-based research network and the PatientSpot registry
- Exposure
- RIC vs osteoarthritis (OA) respondents
- Outcome
- Educational topics perceived as most important and desired functions of an RMD-specific smartphone app
Methodological detailsnominal groups, online survey, chi-square tests and multivariate regression
- Nominal groups
- Online survey
- Chi-square tests and multivariate regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Respondents rating finding a rheumatologist, understanding tests and medications, and quickly recognizing and communicating symptoms to doctors as extremely important
At least 80%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Owned and regularly used a wearable activity tracker
- Approximately one-third of respondents
- one-third
Original publication
Which Educational Topics and Smartphone App Functions Are Prioritized by US Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases? A Mixed-Methods Study. J Rheumatol. Published 15 May 2024. doi:10.
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