Digital Self-management Interventions: Empowering Individuals with Neurological Disorders to Manage Secondary Conditions and Daily Life Participation 1196

Digital self-management interventions are emerging as effective tools for supporting individuals with neurological disorders, such as stroke and spinal cord injury (SCI), to manage secondary conditions and functional challenges. These interventions may address common barriers associated with traditional, on-site self-management programs, such as accessibility, cost, and convenience. Findings from our three intervention trials have shown that digital self-management interventions promise to enhance rehabilitation care by empowering individuals to actively manage their health conditions and improve their daily life participation through personalized support and evidence-based strategies. This symposium will provide an overview of digital self-management interventions. It will also describe three funded projects led by our team to develop and test digital self-management programs for people with neurological disorders. The final part of the presentation will engage audiences in discussing the future potential application of digital self-management programs in rehabilitation research and practice.