Mobile applications for pain management: an app analysis for clinical usage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain is the most common and distressing symptom for patients in all clinical settings. The dearth of health informatics tools to support acute and chronic pain management may be contributing to the chronic pain and opioid abuse crises. The purpose of this study is to qualitatively evaluate the content and functionality of mobile pain management apps.

Methods

The Apple App Store and the Google Play Store were searched to identify pain management apps. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) that apps include a pain diary function allowing users to record pain episodes, (2) are available in either Apple App Store or Google Play Store, and (3) are available in the English language. We excluded apps if they were limited to only specific forms of pain or specific d

SUBMITTER: Zhao P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6543581 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature