TAVIE™ is an acronym derived from Traitement Assistance Virtuelle Infirmière et Enseignement (French acronym for Treatment Virtual Nurse Assistance and Teaching), the virtual nurse concept informed by the past ten years of research. TAVIE translates in English as YOURLIFE.
Based on theories of behaviour change, TAVIE™ targets the development and consolidation of skills to empower the individual to action. The aim is to provide individuals with real-time tailored support in managing the challenges inherent to their health conditions. To this end, various interventions have been developed by researchers in the team that I lead and by practitioners from clinical or community settings, as the case may be. Once their content validated, these interventions are then transposed in the form of a web application with the help of a team of media arts and computer experts. These interventions are driven by a decision tree, making them web applications markedly different from more typical static websites.
These web applications consist of one to five interactive computer sessions, depending on the type of intervention, with each session lasting 10 to 30 minutes. The sessions are hosted by a virtual nurse who engages the user in a self-management skills-learning process. In addition to providing customized teaching, the virtual nurse refers to the experiences of others who have successfully managed similar situations.
TRANSPLANT-TAVIE
An intervention to support self-management of immunosuppressive therapy for renal transplant recipients
Consult Transplant-TAVIE
LYMPHEDUC-TAVIE
An intervention to prevent the risk of developing lower limb lymphedema in women with genital cancer
SOULAGE-TAVIE
A supportive intervention to prevent the transition from acute to chronic pain in people with lower extremity trauma
TAVIE @COEUR
A heart medication self-management support intervention for people with acute coronary syndrome
TAVIE-WOMAN
An antiretroviral self-management support intervention for women living with HIV
TAVIE EN SANTÉ
An intervention to support the adoption of health behaviors for people living with HIV
Consult TAVIE en Santé to smoke less
Consult TAVIE en santé to move more
TAVIE EN M@RCHE
A supportive intervention to encourage walking for people who have experienced a cardiac event
TAVIE EN MOUVEMENT
A supportive intervention for transitions related to Parkinson's disease
VIH TAVIE
An antiretroviral self-management support intervention for people living with HIV