Digital Self-Management in Support of Patients Living With Chronic Pain: Feasibility Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pain can be complex and taxing to live with, and treatment and support require a multicomponent approach, which may not always be offered or available. Smartphones, tablets, and personal computers are already incorporated into patients' daily lives, and therefore, they can be used to communicate, educate, and support self-management. Although some web-based self-management interventions exist, research examining the evidence and effect of digital solutions supporting self-management for patients living with chronic pain is limited, findings are inconclusive, and new innovative ideas and solutions are needed.

Objective

This feasibility pilot study aimed to explore the system use, perceived usefulness, ease of use, and preliminary effects of EPIO, an app-bas

SUBMITTER: Bostrom K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7647816 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature