Designing voice interfaces to support mindfulness-based pain management.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Chronic pain is a critical public health issue affecting approximately 20% of the adult population in the United States. Given the opioid crisis, there has been an urgent focus on non-addictive pain management methods including mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Prior work has successfully used MBSR for pain management. However, ensuring longitudinal engagement in MBSR practices remains a serious challenge. In this work, we explore the utility of a voice interface to support MBSR home practice.

Methods

We interviewed 10 mindfulness program facilitators to understand how such a technology might fit in the context of the MBSR class and identify potential usability issues with our prototype. We then used directed content analysis to identify key themes and sub

SUBMITTER: Mendu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10588404 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature