Remote monitoring in Rheumatoid arthritis

Important results from the project

The project resulted in a product for self-monitoring and self care in thesetting of Rheumatoid arthritis that has been developed in dialogue with users, patients and caregivers as well as academia. In support of patients self examining joints an instructive film has been produced. Furthermore, the project has created expertise around health data, both specifically within RA but also generally. The innovative methods used for shared exploration between stakeholders and experts were effective.

Expected long term effects

An increased interest in self-monitoring of RA, and increased abilitey to implement this is a clear long-term effect. Furthermore, the management of health data in the area can contribute to simplified processes for care and patients. Regional capacity for innovation and collaboration lives on in new projects, both operationally close to the development of EHRs and more exploratory eg in test beds. Co-creation in quadruple helix with efficient methodology will be used in the future.

Approach and implementation

The project was conducted in participation of all project parties and patient representation in all packages. A success factor was the co-creation of the proposal and the work packages. Challanges where met; legal handeling of cloud services, a pandemic, changes in the management structure in healthcare and finally Elsa science bankruptcy, but with the help of good project methodology and dedicated participants, we were able to deliver meaningful results despite a major impact on the schedule.