myPainPal: Co-creation of a mHealth app for the management of chronic pain in young people
myPainPal: Co-creation of a mHealth app for the management of chronic pain in young people
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DOI：
10.1080/17538157.2021.1892697
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发表时间：
2021-03-31
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2.4
通讯作者：
Alcock, Mark
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作者：
Cooke, Marie;Richards, Julianne;Alcock, Mark
慢性疼痛在10-14岁的年轻人中很常见。跨学科的、由临床医生提供的治疗方法虽然有效，但往往因不易获得而受到批评。移动健康应用程序（移动健康应用程序）已被提议作为应对这些挑战的有效治疗辅助手段，同时满足精通技术的年轻人的需求。本研究的目的是与消费者和医疗保健专业人员共同创建一个移动健康应用程序，并评估由此产生的移动健康应用程序（myPainPal）的可接受性和可行性。采用了消费者参与框架内的阶段性定性方法。通过对青少年（n = 14）、父母（n = 12）和医疗保健专业人员（n = 8）的访谈，确定了构成myPainPal应用程序底层结构的关键健康需求。测试表明，该应用程序是一个可接受且可行的平台，可以促进年轻人对慢性疼痛的自我管理。myPainPal应用程序有可能对年轻人的慢性疼痛体验产生积极影响。需要在受控环境下进行进一步测试。
Chronic pain is common in young people aged 10-14 years. Interdisciplinary, clinician-delivered treatments, while effective, are often criticized for failing to be readily accessible. Mobile health applications (mHealth apps) have been proposed as effective treatment adjuncts that address these challenges, while meeting the needs of tech-savvy young people. The objectives of this study were to co-create a mHealth app with consumers and health care professionals and evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the resulting mHealth app (myPainPal). A phased, qualitative approach within a consumer engagement framework was employed. Interviews with young people (n = 14), parents (n = 12) and health care professionals (n = 8) identified key health needs that formed the underlying structure of the myPainPal app. Testing showed that the app is an acceptable and feasible platform to facilitate young people's self-management of chronic pain. The myPainPal app has the potential to positively influence young people's experiences of chronic pain. Further testing in controlled settings is required.