Improving chronic pain management with eHealth and mHealth: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic pain has become a matter of public health concern due to its high prevalence and because public costs associated with treatment and disability increase each year. Research suggests that limitations in the traditional assessment of chronic pain patients limit the effectiveness of current medical treatments. The use of technology might serve change patient traditional monitoring into ecological momentary assessments, which might be visualised by physicians live. This study describes a randomised control trial designed to test the utility of a technology-based solution for pain telemonitoring consisting of a smartphone app for patients and a web application for physicians. The goal of this study will be to explore whether this combination of eHealth and mHealth im

SUBMITTER: Jaen I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6937108 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature