Development and Testing of an Intelligent Pain Management System (IPMS) on Mobile Phones Through a Randomized Trial Among Chinese Cancer Patients: A New Approach in Cancer Pain Management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer has become increasingly prevalent in China over the past few decades. Among the factors that determine the quality of life of cancer patients, pain has commonly been recognized as a most critical one; it could also lead to the ineffective treatment of the cancer. Driven by the need for better pain management for cancer patients, our research team developed a mobile-based Intelligent Pain Management System (IPMS).

Objective

Our objective was to design, develop, and test the IPMS to facilitate real-time pain recording and timely intervention among cancer patients with pain. The system's usability, feasibility, compliance, and satisfaction were also assessed.

Methods

A sample of 46 patients with cancer pain symptoms were recruited at the Oncology Center

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5548985 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature