Managing Chronic Pain in the Classroom: Development and Usability Testing of an eHealth Educational Intervention for Educators
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Although chronic pain is relatively common in childhood, many teachers feel ill-prepared to work with students with chronic and recurrent pain in the classroom and would like to learn more about supporting these students. A web-based eHealth intervention designed to provide information about pain and pain management in the classroom was developed based on input from clinicians, and usability was tested using three groups of stakeholders (i.e., youth with chronic pain, parents of youth with chronic pain, and teachers). Preliminary testing indicated that the usability goals were met, with the majority of participants in all groups indicating that the website was easy to use and that they would either recommend it to teachers or use it themselves. Minor design and content changes were suggested and made, whereas major changes will be made in the future. Results provide encouraging preliminary support for the utility of eHealth interventions as knowledge translation and dissemination tools for educators.
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Multiple authors in the included studies indicated that usability tests should be conducted with a broad range of stakeholders, not only end users such as patients, but also caregivers, managers, technology developers, and experts on content and design.
“First, multiple authors indicated that usability tests should be conducted with a broad range of stakeholders: not only end users such as patients, but also caregivers, managers, technology developers, and experts on content and design”
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- Authors
- King, S., Boutilier, J. A., & MacLaren Chorney, J.
- Affiliations
- Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Mount Saint Vincent University (CA)
- Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Venue
- Canadian Journal of School Psychology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-10-23
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 95-109
- ISSN
- 0829-5735 (ISSN-L)
- 2154-3984
- OpenAlex
- W2533821176
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 0.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Canadian Journal of School Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation
- Scotia Scholars Award
- Pain in Child Health
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Keywords
- chronic pain, pediatric pain, teachers, digital health interventions, web-based educational intervention, usability testing, knowledge translation, knowledge dissemination, stakeholder feedback
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