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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Adult and Community Health
Health Care and Aging Studies Branch
Arthritis Program
Mailstop K-51
4770 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Phone: 770.488.5464
Fax: 770.488.5964
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CDC-Funded Science
Evaluation of an Arthritis Self-Management Program: Arthritis Basics
for Change (ABCs)
Funding Number
U48/CCU715766 SIP 3-01
Project Description
Appropriate disease management is essential for
persons with chronic conditions such as arthritis. The Arthritis Basics
for Change (ABC) self-management program was developed as a self-study
program for individuals who may not have access to more structured
class-based programs. The ABC program had not been formally evaluated
for effectiveness.
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purpose of this project was to develop a randomized controlled trial to
evaluate the ABC program; determine the effectiveness of the program in
changing knowledge, beliefs, behaviors, self-efficacy, and health
outcomes related to arthritis and evaluate the appropriateness,
usefulness, and readability of the program content and dissemination
method. This evaluation would provide valuable information to the CDC
Arthritis Program with regard to effectiveness of this specific
self-management program, as well as inform future efforts to develop
materials/programs for specific audiences and the best dissemination
mechanisms for them.
Key Findings
- Most of the people in the population-based sample have had
arthritis (or arthritis symptoms) for many years and were therefore
already very knowledgeable about their condition. The materials
should be targeted to newly diagnosed individuals or people just
starting to experience symptoms of arthritis.
- Participants in the trial were very positive about the materials
and the attention to studying arthritis, but didn’t actually use the
program materials much and would not have been willing to purchase
them.
- There were few significant changes in knowledge, beliefs,
behaviors, self-efficacy, or health outcomes after receiving the ABC
program materials.
Abstracts, Publications, Presentations
None at this time
Principal Investigator
Anjali Deshpande
Saint Louis University
(314) 977-4352 (phone)
deshpaad@slu.edu
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Page last reviewed: June 4, 2008
Page last modified: July 30, 2006
Content Source: Division of
Adult and Community Health,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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