Results of regional evaluation of MyLifeTool
In 2021 we were awarded funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria (NENC) to conduct a regional evaluation of MyLifeTool in partnership with psychology academics at Teesside University. The project used a participatory action research (PAR) approach, where eight people living with long-term conditions worked as Participatory Research Associates (PRAs) to design the project, introduce participants to MyLifeTool, analyse the data and present the findings at a conference.
Integrating MyLifeTool into long-term condition services has the potential to provide an approach to long-term condition self-management that addresses the psychological needs of people living with long-term conditions. The aim of the project was to evaluate the effectiveness and experiences of using MyLifeTool, in the hope that we could provide evidence to support using MyLifeTool in long-term condition services across the North East and North Cumbria region and in the future, across the UK.
Our report outlines the findings from the project.
This study/project is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria (NENC) (NIHR200173). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.