A digital therapy for people with Rheumathoid Arthritis
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Elsa Science AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 199 950 |
| Project duration | September 2020 - March 2021 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Medtech4Health: Competence Enhancement in SME |
| Call | Medtech4Health: Skills enhancement in small businesses - 2020 |
Important results from the project
** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The project has developed digital concepts of individualized cognitive behavioral therapy in the self-monitoring tool Elsa as a sub-goal to be able to be defined as a digital therapy that helps with behavior change and management of chronic disease.
Expected long term effects
** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The project has developed a number of concepts around behavior change techniques that have also been implemented in the app. The next step is to evaluate how these work and iteratively improve them in parallel as the strategies developed in the project will be incorporated into the processes for product development.
Approach and implementation
** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The project was carried out with three different work packages: 1) Problem formulation and behavior analysis The product team was trained by the experts in behavior design and behavior change theories. In joint workshops, material about the users´ need for support for behavior change was analyzed and target behaviors were defined. 2) Literature overview An academic overview was conducted by relevant behavioral research for the target group. 3) Concept development Function concept was developed in the