Web Based

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Web Based Self Management Pilot Project
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Web basedSelf Management Pilot Project

• Part of the CDM Provincial Dissemination
  Leading the Way Project
• In partnership with Stanford University and the
  National Council of Aging
• Objectives
• Pilot the Healthier Living with On-going Health
  Problems software developed by Stanford
• Measure health behaviour outcomes
• Evaluate preference of on-line to in class
  workshops
• Assess user experience/friendliness
• Determine if on going program would be valuable

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What is the On-Line Program?

• 6 week, interactive online workshop
• Each workshop will have roughly 25 participants
• 2 peer Stanford On-Line Trained moderators per
  workshop
• Participants log on at their convenience 2-3
  times per week for a total of about 2 hours per
  week
• Participants do not need to log on at the same
  time
• Participants receive Living a Healthy Life with
  Chronic Conditions Book on-line to download
• Questionnaire administered at beginning of
  workshop, 6 months and 12 months
• On-line informed consent and authorization to
  store personal information are completed by each
  participants

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Software Details

• The on-line workshop offers 4 distinct areas
• The Learning Centre educational content/lessons
  are delivered each week
• The Discussion Centre messages are exchanged
  between participants and moderators
• My Tools each participant creates a work plan
  with specific goals and objectives for the coming
  week
• The Post Office for private one to one
  communication between participants and moderators

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Members Home Page
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Weekly Learning Centre
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Discussions CentreAction Plans, Celebrations,
Challenges, and Solutions
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Post Office for Private Exchanges
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My Tools Own Action Plan
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Self Evaluation of Planned Actions
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Timelines

• Recruitment of moderators and participants
  Currently under way
• Training of moderators (6 week course 10 hours
  on line) January
• First workshop Early March

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Recruitment

• Recruiting 20 moderators from across Canada
• Must be an experienced in class trained lay
  leader
• Must be computer competent have access to high
  speed internet access
• Training Will first take part in the 6 week
  on-line work shop the Stanford On-Line
  Moderator Training (10 hours)
• Workshops Must be able to commit 10 hours per
  week to the on-line workshop for 6 weeks
• Moderators will receive an honorarium of 400 CDN
  per workshop
• Recruitment of patients Looking for web sites to
  link to that would attract patients i.e. on-line
  diabetes education website
• Recruiting 300 participants
• Over the age of 18
• Have a chronic Illness
• Have access to the internet
• No cost for participation

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Anticipated Results

• Anticipated Benefits for Participants
• Learn tips to manage day-to-day activities
• Social support by sharing experiences and help
  others
• Learn to manage symptoms better
• Anticipated Statistically significant differences
  
• ? Self-rated health, ?disability, ? social
  activities and ?health distress
• More energy and less fatigue
• Increased exercise
• Greater skill in coping strategies and symptom
  management
• Better communication with their physicians
• Fewer physician visits and hospitalizations

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• Pilot Project Contact
• Jennifer Painter
• Development Manager
• Calgary Health Region
• Cell 1-403-561-4212
• Email jennifer.painter_at_calgaryhealthregion.ca