App-based Education and GOal-setting in Rheumatoid Arthritis

"The self-management program, accessible via a smartphone app, comprises several components. First, the app contains an RA-specific educational program presented as videos in 16 weekly modules. Second, the app provides patients with tailored lifestyle advice, both as part of the educational program and in the form of personalized messages from a certified health coach. Third, the study app includes remote monitoring features underpinned by goal-setting principles. For instance, participants can use the app to log daily steps and physical activity, as well as their diet, sleep, and mental health. Personal goals, as well as physical challenges and meditation or mindfulness exercises, can be set up within the app to encourage behavioral change.~Finally, patient-reported disease burden can be monitored within the study app via the RAID instrument. Based on random allocation to one of both intervention groups, the RAID will be prompted either weekly (group A) or monthly (group B)."