A quality review of smartphone applications for the management of pain
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Smartphone applications (apps) are recent innovations that have not been studied extensively. The lack of regulatory body assessing the content of existing apps means that their quality is often unknown. This review aims to assess the quality of smartphone apps that claim to provide information and treatment for pain conditions. It assesses the degree to which apps adhere to evidence-based practices in psychological research for pain management and which stand the best chance of being effective for consumers. Another aim is to identify potential apps health-care professionals may wish to recommend to clients. Pain management apps on the official iPhone and Android stores were searched in January 2014. Those containing a psychological component in the app description were downloaded and rated for quality using a checklist devised by two researchers. The checklist was based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) guidelines since the latter is the most effective intervention for computerized programs. A total of 195 apps met inclusion criteria. Although CBT is a promising alternative to traditional psychological interventions, only six apps endorsed theoretical reference to CBT principles. Existing apps are often constructed by lay people or software developers, with little input from health-care professionals. Pain apps sometimes promise a solution to pain without a consideration of app content. The development of evidence-based apps and rigorous evaluation of any long-term outcomes are important in enhancing understanding of the potential of these apps.
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The Pain Monitor app was developed by a multidisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, psychologists, and engineers following guidelines on pain research and eHealth.
“The app, which has been developed by a multidisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, psychologists and engineers following guidelines on pain research and eHealth [38,39,40,41], was found to have valid content”
Reviews have evidenced that randomized controlled trials evaluating the usefulness of mHealth tools are lacking in the chronic pain literature.
“In fact, although it has been argued that mobile technology (mHealth)—especially the use of smartphone apps—facilitates this paradigm shift towards telemonitoring in chronic pain care, reviews on this topic have evidenced that randomized controlled trials (RCT) evaluating the usefulness of these tools are lacking in the chronic pain literature [39,41,43,44,45].”
One significant challenge is the lack of guidance and involvement of health care providers and intended users in the development process.
“One significant challenge is the lack of guidance and involvement of health care providers and intended users in the development process [21,27,32-37].”
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The development of evidence-based eHealth pain management interventions has been limited, as has the incorporation of user involvement in these processes.
“Despite these facts, the development of evidence-based eHealth pain management interventions has been limited [33-35], as has the incorporation of user involvement in these processes.”
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- Authors
- Portelli, P., & Eldred, C.
- Affiliations
- City, University of London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Portelli, Pamela
- ORCID
- Portelli, Pamela
- Venue
- British Journal of Pain
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-07-08
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 135-140
- ISSN
- 2049-4637 (ISSN-L)
- 2049-4645
- PMC
- PMC4994774
- OpenAlex
- W2338201309
- Cited by
- 94
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 17.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- British Journal of Pain (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Bath
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Keywords
- mobile application, pain management, app quality, cognitive behavioral therapy, evidence-based practice, digital health interventions, app store search
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