Analytical framework for identifying health benefits in web-application users

Management Life是一家支持一款名为Manage My Pain的网络应用程序的公司，该应用程序用于帮助患有慢性疼痛的个人记录他们的疼痛经历。在NSERC Engage与该公司的一个项目中，我们开发了一个统计框架(使用关键记录特征)来统计定义用户对该应用程序的参与度。我们的分析确定了五组(或集群)的用户参与度，我们的工作已被用于支持疼痛研究的合作努力。目前的项目将我们的统计框架扩展到对纵向数据进行更深入的研究，这些数据将被用来在统计上定义疼痛指数数据的显著增加或减少。分析将包括允许对缺失数据进行估算的方法，以及对不同应用程序使用寿命、记录数量和使用频率的纵向数据集进行比较的方法。管理生活将使用分析框架来帮助患者了解他们的疼痛体验。

ManagingLife is a company that supports a web-based app, called Manage My Pain, that is used to helpindividuals with chronic pain record their pain experiences. In an NSERC Engage project with the company,we have developed a statistical framework (using key record characteristics) to statistically define userengagement with the app. Our analysis identified five groups (or clusters) of user engagement and our work hasbeen used to support a collaborative effort in pain research. The current project extends our statisticalframework to a more in-depth study of the longitudinal data that will be used to statistically define significantincreases or decreases in pain index data. The analysis will include methods that allow for imputation ofmissing data, and comparisons of longitudinal data sets that have vary by app use longevity, number of records,and frequency of use. ManagingLife will use the analytical framework to aid patients in understanding theirpain experience.