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Improving self-efficacy in spinal cord injury patients through "design thinking" rehabilitation workshops.

ABSTRACT: Advances in surgical and medical management have significantly reduced the length of time that patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) have to stay in hospital, but has left patients with potentially less time to psychologically adjust. Following a pilot in 2012, this project was designed to test the effect of "design thinking" workshops on the self-efficacy of people undergoing rehabilitation following spinal injuries. Design thinking is about understanding the approaches and methods that designers use and then applying these to think creatively about problems and suggest ways to solve them. In this instance, design thinking is not about designing new products (although the approaches can be used to do this) but about developing a long term creative and explorative mind-set through skills such as lateral thinking, prototyping and verbal and visual communication. The principles of "design thinking" have underpinned design education and practice for many years, it is also recognised in business and innovation for example, but a literature review indicated that there was no evidence of it being used in rehabilitation or spinal injury settings. Twenty participants took part in the study; 13 (65%) were male and the average age was 37 years (range 16 to 72). Statistically significant improvements were seen for EQ-5D score (t = -3.13, p = 0.007) and Patient Activation Measure score (t = -3.85, p = 0.001). Other outcome measures improved but not statistically. There were no statistical effects on length of stay or readmission rates, but qualitative interviews indicated improved patient experience.

SUBMITTER: Wolstenholme D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4949616 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Improving self-efficacy in spinal cord injury patients through "design thinking" rehabilitation workshops.

Wolstenholme Daniel D Downes Tom T Leaver Jackie J Partridge Rebecca R Langley Joseph J

BMJ quality improvement reports 20141016 1

Advances in surgical and medical management have significantly reduced the length of time that patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) have to stay in hospital, but has left patients with potentially less time to psychologically adjust. Following a pilot in 2012, this project was designed to test the effect of "design thinking" workshops on the self-efficacy of people undergoing rehabilitation following spinal injuries. Design thinking is about understanding the approaches and methods that design ...[more]

PMID: 27493735

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Project description:BACKGROUND:Most people with spinal cord injury will develop secondary complications with potentially devastating consequences. Self-management is a key prevention strategy for averting the development of secondary complications and their recurrence. Several studies have shown that self-management programs improve self-management behaviors and health outcomes in individuals living with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis. Given the burgeoning health care costs related to secondary complications, we developed an alternative electronic health-based implementation to facilitate the development of self-management skills among people with spinal cord injury. OBJECTIVE:This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a self-management app in spinal cord injury populations. The primary outcome is attainment of self-selected, self-management goals. Secondary outcomes include increases in general and self-management self-efficacy and reductions in self-reported health events, health care utilization, and secondary complications related to spinal cord injury. This study also aims to explore how the intervention was implemented and how the app was experienced by end users. METHODS:This study will employ a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods. The quantitative portion of our study will involve a rater-blinded, randomized controlled trial with a stepped wedge design (ie, delayed intervention control group). The primary outcome is successful goal attainment, and secondary outcomes include increases in self-efficacy and reductions in self-reported health events, health care utilization, and secondary conditions related to spinal cord injury. The qualitative portion will consist of semistructured interviews with a subsample of the participants. RESULTS:We expect that the mobile self-management app will help people with spinal cord injury to attain their self-management goals, improve their self-efficacy, reduce secondary complications, and decrease health care utilization. CONCLUSIONS:If the results are positive, this study will produce credible new knowledge describing multiple outcomes that people with spinal cord injury realize from an app-based self-management intervention and support its implementation in clinical practice. TRIAL REGISTRATION:ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03140501; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03140501 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/73Gw0ZlWZ). INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID):PRR1-10.2196/11069.

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Improving self-efficacy in spinal cord injury patients through "design thinking" rehabilitation workshops.

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Improving self-efficacy in spinal cord injury patients through "design thinking" rehabilitation workshops.

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