Co-designing an eHealth Solution to Support Fibromyalgia Self-Management

Pedro Albuquerque Santos, Rui Neves Madeira, Hugo Ferreira, Carmen Caeiro

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Abstract

Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic condition that causes a wide range of symptoms, such as pain, fatigue, attention and concentration deficit, and sleep disorders. Guidelines recommend a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches, such as physiotherapy, emphasizing the relevance of the latter as first-line therapy. Usually, patients have difficulties in self-managing their condition. We designed an eHealth solution based on a mobile application that allows people with fibromyalgia to self-manage their condition and perform hybrid sessions with physiotherapists. The solution was created by applying a co-design process, where patients and physiotherapists were involved from start to finish, following the design thinking methodology. The paper also includes a preliminary user study with expected positive and encouraging results due to the co-design process.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023
Subtitle of host publication19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Proceedings, Part I
EditorsJosé Abdelnour Nocera, Marta Kristín Lárusdóttir, Helen Petrie, Antonio Piccinno, Marco Winckler
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages587-597
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-42280-5
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-42279-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event19th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2023 - York, United Kingdom
Duration: 28 Aug 20231 Sept 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer
Volume14142 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference19th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityYork
Period28/08/231/09/23

Keywords

  • co-design
  • design thinking
  • ehealth
  • fibromyalgia
  • human-computer interaction
  • mobile app
  • physiotherapy
  • self-management

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