Pain and Symptoms after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Should Technology Play a Role in Self-Management?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Those with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) often experience pain and symptoms long after their initial injury. A gap in current knowledge is how persons would prefer to monitor and manage these symptoms following mTBI.

Aims

The purpose of this study was to explore self-management strategies to inform design of an informatics tool to support self-management of pain and symptoms following mTBI.

Design

A qualitative descriptive approach using semi-structured interviews of participants was used.

Settings

Participants were interviewed by phone.

Participants

Seven female participants with recent mTBI completed interviews.

Methods

A descriptive approach was utilized to determine what the tool should address, and which features should be inc

SUBMITTER: Portanova J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7886939 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature