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| Abbott | INDUSTRY |
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The goal of the present study is to determine if a health management tool improves self-efficacy, satisfaction with the doctor's visit, and agreement of the statement "How satisfied are you that your concerns were addressed during your clinic visit today" over time.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Initiative (PACO) was developed at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) to create a replicable model of patient-centered care that will improve treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lead to improved outcomes. This work began with focus groups of RA patients to determine which changes or programs they felt were needed. Among the suggestions was a health management tool to improve doctor-patient communication. The Patient Advisory Committee (PAC), a part of PACO which grew out of the focus groups, worked to develop the current Health Log. It consists of a permanent booklet and a refillable health log version that is filled out before each doctor's appointment.
Health management tools have also been developed for patients with other chronic conditions. Dr. Paul Fortin of the University Health Network developed the Lupus Health Passport, which helps patients keep track of their health and also has information about lupus as well as prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD) and osteoporosis.
However, although these health management tools have been well received, they have not been studied to see if they improve self-efficacy. We would like to determine if the use of the Health Log improves self-efficacy in RA patients over time.
Specifically we will be looking to:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Health Log | Active Comparator | Patients who have a billing diagnosis RA (714.0)or seronegative inflammatory arthritis who are enrolled in the Brigham and Women's Rheumatoid Arthritis Sequential Study (BRASS)will be given the Health Log health management tool. |
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| Control Pill Box | No Intervention | Controls will be BRASS patients who continue to receive regular care and are also given a pill box instead of the Health Log health management tool. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Health Log | Other | The Health Log consists of a permanent booklet and a refillable health log version that is filled out before each doctor's appointment. The permanent booklet has areas to record:
The refillable health log includes questions about pain, fatigue,overall status from the Multi-Dimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ), and a modified Arthritic Pain and Joint Evaluation. It also has space to write questions for the doctor's visit and prescription refills needed. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Self-Efficacy | assessed using the Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale | baseline and 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in satisfaction with the doctor's visit | assessed using the VAS scale 10-100 | baseline and 12 months |
| Change in the statement "How satisfied are you that your concerns were addressed during your clinic visit today" |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Nancy A Shadick, MD, MPH | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 7352462 | Background | Linos A, Worthington JW, O'Fallon WM, Kurland LT. The epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis in Rochester, Minnesota: a study of incidence, prevalence, and mortality. Am J Epidemiol. 1980 Jan;111(1):87-98. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112878. | |
| Background | Harris, E.D., Rheumatoid arthritis. 1997, Philadelphia: Saunders. xxiii, 433. | ||
| 6431998 |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001172 | Arthritis, Rheumatoid |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001168 | Arthritis |
| D007592 | Joint Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D012216 | Rheumatic Diseases |
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assessed using the VAS scale 10-100
| baseline and 12 months |
| Background |
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| D003240 |
| Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |