Arthritis Self-Management (Self-Help) Program (ASMP) (Title III-D Program)
The Arthritis Self-Management Program, also known as the Arthritis Self-Help Course, was the first patient education program developed by the Stanford Patient Education Center. It is a workshop given two hours, once a week, for six weeks, in community settings such as senior centers, churches, libraries, and hospitals. People with different types of rheumatic diseases, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, lupus, and others attend together. Workshops are facilitated by two trained leaders, one or both of whom are non-health professionals with arthritis themselves.
- Program Goals:
- -Enable participants to build self-confidence to take part in maintaining their health and managing their rheumatic diseases, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, lupus, and others, attend together.
- Target Audience:
- -Adults with rheumatic disease
- Program Description:
- -6 weeks
- -2 hours per week
- Program Delivery:
- -Workshops are facilitated by two trained leaders, one or both of whom are non-health professionals who have arthritis
- Costs to Implement Program:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150905223303/http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/licensing/
Contact information
- Website: http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/programs/asmp.html
- Email: self-manage-training@stanford.edu
Reference Material
- Lorig, K., Mazonson, P., & Holman, H.R. (1993). Evidence suggesting that health education for self-management in patients in patients with chronic arthritis has sustained health benefits while reducing health care costs. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 36(4), 439-446.
- Lorig, K., Gonzalez, V.M., & Ritter, P. (1999). Community-based Spanish language arthritis education program: A randomized trial. Medical Care, 37(9), 957-963.