Written online situational feedback via mobile phone to support self-management of chronic XXXX : a usability study of a Web-based intervention.

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BACKGROUND: This pretrial study aimed to develop and test the usability of a four-week Internet intervention delivered by a Web-enabled mobile phone to support self-management of chronic @entity158 . METHODS: The intervention included daily online entries and individualized written feedback, grounded in a mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral approach. The @entity1 registered activities, emotions and @entity158 cognitions three times daily using the mobile device. The therapist had immediate access to this information through a secure Web site. The situational information was used to formulate and send a personalized text message to the @entity1 with the aim of stimulating effective self-management of the current situation. Six @entity1 participated and evaluated the experience. RESULTS: The intervention was rated as supportive, meaningful and user-friendly by the majority of the @entity1 . The response rate to the daily registration entries was high and technical problems were few. CONCLUSION: The results indicate a feasible intervention. Web-applications are fast becoming standard features of mobile phones and interventions of this kind can therefore be more available than before. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01236209.
