Development and validation of a pain monitoring app for patients with musculoskeletal conditions (The Keele pain recorder feasibility study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessing daily change in pain and related symptoms help in diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring response to treatment. However, such changes are infrequently assessed, and usually reviewed weeks or months after the start of treatment. We therefore developed a smartphone application (Keele Pain Recorder) to record information on the severity and impact of pain on daily life. Specifically, the study goal was to assess face, content and construct validity of data collection using the Pain Recorder in primary care patients receiving new analgesic prescriptions for musculoskeletal pain, as well as to assess its acceptability and clinical utility.

Methods

The app was developed with Keele's Research User Group (RUG), a clinical advisory group (CAG) and software develope

SUBMITTER: Bedson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347830 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature