A self-management intervention for newly diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis: a randomized controlled feasibility and fidelity study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammatory arthritis affects approximately 2-3% of adults worldwide. For patients newly diagnosed with arthritis, effective self-management is crucial, as they often face several physiological, emotional, and social challenges. A self-management intervention called NISMA was thus developed to cater to this group. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and fidelity of this intervention before conducting a full-scale randomized controlled trial.

Methods

This feasibility study was conducted as a single-center randomized controlled trial. Twenty participants were expected to be sufficient for assessing the feasibility outcomes. The control group received only the usual care, while the intervention group received the NISMA intervention in addition, which involv

SUBMITTER: Lindgren LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11817759 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature