Development and Use of Mobile Messaging for Individuals With Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population studies show that musculoskeletal conditions are a leading contributor to the total burden of healthy life lost, second only to cancer and with a similar burden to cardiovascular disease. Prioritizing the delivery of effective treatments is necessary, and with the ubiquity of consumer smart devices, the use of digital health interventions is increasing. Messaging is popular and easy to use and has been studied for a range of health-related uses, including health promotion, encouragement of behavior change, and monitoring of disease progression. It may have a useful role to play in the management and self-management of musculoskeletal conditions.

Objective

Previous reviews on the use of messaging for people with musculoskeletal conditions have focused on

SUBMITTER: Armfield N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11358670 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature