Smartphone applications for pain management
Smartphone applications for pain management
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DOI：
10.1258/jtt.2011.101102
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Eccleston, Christopher
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作者：
Rosser, Benjamin A.;Eccleston, Christopher
智能手机应用程序（或应用程序）变得越来越受欢迎。缺乏对健康相关应用程序的监管或指导意味着其内容的有效性和可靠性未知。我们已经对与疼痛的一般状况相关的可用应用程序进行了审查。搜索了五个主要智能手机平台的官方应用程序商店：iPhone、Android、Blackberry、Nokia/Symbian和Windows移动的。如果应用程序报告专注于疼痛教育，管理或缓解，并且不仅仅针对医疗保健专业人员（HCP），则将其纳入。共有111个应用程序符合入选标准。大多数被审查的应用程序声称提供了一些信息或电子手册组件。疼痛变量的日记跟踪也是一个常见的功能。HCP参与应用程序开发和内容的程度较低。尽管发布的应用程序数量越来越多，但HCP参与的频率并没有增加。疼痛应用程序似乎能够承诺缓解疼痛，而无需担心产品的有效性或产品使用可能产生的不良影响。在一个经常渴望解决令人痛苦和衰弱的疼痛状况的人群中，存在相当大的个人被误导的风险。
Smartphone applications (or apps) are becoming increasingly popular. The lack of regulation or guidance for health-related apps means that the validity and reliability of their content is unknown. We have conducted a review of available apps relating to the generic condition of pain. The official application stores for five major smartphone platforms were searched: iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Nokia/Symbian and Windows Mobile. Apps were included if they reported a focus on pain education, management or relief, and were not solely aimed at health-care professionals (HCPs). A total of 111 apps met the inclusion criteria. The majority of apps reviewed claimed some information provision or electronic manual component. Diary tracking of pain variables was also a common feature. There was a low level of stated HCP involvement in app development and content. Despite an increasing number of apps being released, the frequency of HCP involvement is not increasing. Pain apps appear to be able to promise pain relief without any concern for the effectiveness of the product, or for possible adverse effects of product use. In a population often desperate for a solution to distressing and debilitating pain conditions, there is considerable risk of individuals being misled.