Shakeel Subdar, Alison M Hoens, Krista White, Nicole M S Hartfeld, Kiran Dhiman, Keeva Duffey, Claire E Heath, Gisele Lamoureux, Christine Graveline, Eileen Davidson, Glen Hazlewood, Diane Lacaille, Elena Lopatina, Megan R W Barber, Karen L Then, Trafford Crump, Saania Zafar, Sarah L Manske, Alexandra Charlton, Kelly Osinski, Aurore Fifi-Mah, Dianne Mosher, Claire E H Barber
OBJECTIVE: To conduct an environmental scan and appraisal of online patient resources to support rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flare self-management. METHODS: We used the Google search engine (last search March 2023) using terms: rheumatoid arthritis and flare management. Additional searches targeted major arthritis organizations, regional, national, and international resources. Appraisal of the resources was conducted by two research team members and one patient partner to assess the understandability and actionability of the resource using the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT)...
March 15, 2024: Journal of Rheumatology