From: Person-centred web-based support - development through a Swedish multi-case study
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Study group and setting | Pre-school children (aged 4–6) with bladder dysfunction and urogenital malformation. | Women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer. | Women with type 1 diabetes who are pregnant or in early motherhood (with an infant up to 6 months old). | Young adults (aged 16–25) living with mental illness. |
Aim | To investigate how a web-based model for person-centred learning and support affects health and self-esteem. | To investigate how an IT/web-based educational programme can support and affect health and well-being. | To investigate whether and how web-based support during pregnancy and early motherhood can improve well-being and diabetes management. | To develop and implement web-based support and treatment and investigate whether and how it can facilitate well-being. |
Intervention | Web support with specially developed pictures and stories. Communication between children and a “web teacher” using Skype. | CD and web support with information and expert lectures on different topics (medical, social, and psychological). | Web support with information and a self-management tool for documentation and peer-support. | Web support for learning, self-care, and peer and professional support. |
Design | Quasi-experimental trial. | Randomised, controlled trial. | Randomised, controlled trial. | Randomised, controlled trial. |