Acceptability of a brief fatigue intervention for inflammatory arthritis: a qualitative process evaluation

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What does this mean for patients? The purpose of this study was to find out what patients and health professionals thought about taking part in fatigue-management sessions for people with inflammatory arthritis. We discussed the sessions with 22 patients who attended sessions and with eight health professionals who were trained in and delivered the sessions. Patients told us that they liked having an opportunity to talk about their fatigue. Although the information was not always new, they liked the resources, including the daily diaries. Sessions made them think about things in their day-to-day lives that might be making their fatigue worse. For some, it gave them ideas about things to change or do differently. Health professionals liked training with other health professionals and felt more confident about the fatigue sessions with practice. Some were using the fatigue information and resources in their usual consultations. Sometimes it was difficult to make sure everyone had enough time and to fit in all the appointments within the recommended 2-week time frame. The results show that patients value the opportunity to address their fatigue with a health professional, but also the challenges of providing these sessions in clinical practice.
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  • National Institute for Health Research

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