Development of a co-created online self-management program for people with lower limb loss: self-management for amputee rehabilitation using technology (SMART).

Intervention mapping facilitated the systematic development of SMART. SMART may improve health outcomes, but this would need to be confirmed in future studies.Implications for rehabilitationLearning new coping strategies and habits are essential after lower limb loss.Given the limitations and inaccessibility of educational and rehabilitation programs, online self-management education can assist patients in their recovery.Self-Management for Amputee Rehabilitation using Technology (SMART) has the potential to augment the self-management behaviors in individuals with lower limb loss through an improvement in access to educational content, skill-based videos, and support of a peer.