P197  Evaluating the patient experience of the Barts Health MySpA app for axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis

Conclusion MySpA is well received by patients with axSpA and PsA at Whipps Cross Hospital as a resource where they find specialist support, information and exercise guidance to empower management. It provides a useful virtual tool to assist patients take control of their arthritis and track and monitor thei r condition and has been particularly useful in this regard during the Covid pandemic. Patients used the facility to complete and share their assessment results and journal logs virtually with their healthcare team. However, continual awareness of MySpA amongst patients and clinicians is required to enable the opportunity to utilise instant specialist support and direction that may help patients manage their condition. The usefulness of the virtual monitoring feature of the app amongst clinicians should be explored in future research.Disclosure R. Adshead: None.S. Donnelly: None.M. Shaikh: None.
Source: Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research