Development and Testing of a Mobile App for Pain Management Among Cancer Patients Discharged From Hospital Treatment: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of cancer pain increases in discharged patients because of discontinued standard treatments and reductions in medication adherence. Motivated by the need for better pain management in discharged patients, we developed a mobile phone app (Pain Guard) to provide continuous treatment information and feedback to discharged cancer patients suffering from pain.

Objective

The aim was to design, construct, and test the Pain Guard app in patients managing cancer pain, evaluate the total remission rate of pain and the improvement in quality of life (QoL) to improve pain management for cancer pain patients, and assess patient acceptance of the app.

Methods

This randomized controlled double-arm study involved 58 patients with cancer pain symptoms. Partici

SUBMITTER: Yang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6658226 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature