MyGuide long COVID: An online self-management tool for people with long COVID

IF 3.6 2区医学 Q1 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI:10.1016/j.invent.2025.100825

Hiten Naik , Kyla Pongratz , Michelle Malbeuf , Sonya Kung , Lori Last , Asuka Sugiyama , Esther Khor , Marlee McGuire , Adeera Levin , Karen C. Tran

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Abstract

Background

Long COVID is a relatively new condition for which patients are asked to employ self-management strategies to manage their symptoms. However, it can be challenging for individuals with long COVID to find reliable and actionable self-management resources. The objective of this project was to develop an online tool for individuals with long COVID that is patient-centered, accessible, and customizable to meet individual needs.

Methods

MyGuide Long COVID (www.longCOVIDguide.ca) was developed in British Columbia (BC), Canada, by a team that included long COVID clinicians and patient partners. Site visitors answer questions about their symptoms, and MyGuide generates a curated set of self-management resources tailored to their needs. Since its launch in August 2023, Google Analytics has been used to monitor website activity.

Results

Within the first year, MyGuide had 52,578 total page views and 8570 new users. The most popular method to access MyGuide was by computer (56.3 % of users), and the most represented city was Vancouver, BC (23.5 % of users). The most popular topics were “Post Exertional Malaise” (1339 sessions) and “What is long COVID?” (1257 sessions).

Conclusions

An online tool to support chronic disease self-management can be successfully co-developed with patient partners and engagement tracked using web analytics.

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Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health Medicine-Health Informatics

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6.50

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9.30%

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6 weeks

期刊介绍： Official Journal of the European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII) and the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII). The aim of Internet Interventions is to publish scientific, peer-reviewed, high-impact research on Internet interventions and related areas. Internet Interventions welcomes papers on the following subjects: • Intervention studies targeting the promotion of mental health and featuring the Internet and/or technologies using the Internet as an underlying technology, e.g. computers, smartphone devices, tablets, sensors • Implementation and dissemination of Internet interventions • Integration of Internet interventions into existing systems of care • Descriptions of development and deployment infrastructures • Internet intervention methodology and theory papers • Internet-based epidemiology • Descriptions of new Internet-based technologies and experiments with clinical applications • Economics of internet interventions (cost-effectiveness) • Health care policy and Internet interventions • The role of culture in Internet intervention • Internet psychometrics • Ethical issues pertaining to Internet interventions and measurements • Human-computer interaction and usability research with clinical implications • Systematic reviews and meta-analysis on Internet interventions