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Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Roles of mHealth Applications in Supporting Cancer Pain Self-Management:
Weizi Wu1, Teresa Graziano1, Andrew Salner2
1School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.
JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth
|July 18, 2024
Summary
Mobile health (mHealth) apps are effective and acceptable tools for cancer patients to self-manage pain. These digital interventions empower users to monitor, track, and manage their pain effectively.
Area of Science:
- Digital health interventions
- Oncology supportive care
- Pain management technologies
Background:
- Cancer pain is a prevalent and persistent issue for survivors.
- Mobile health (mHealth) apps offer potential for patient self-management of pain.
- Investigating mHealth apps is crucial for improving cancer survivorship care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the acceptability of mHealth apps for cancer pain self-management.
- To understand user experiences with mHealth pain management tools.
- To assess the effectiveness of mHealth apps in cancer pain self-management.
Main Methods:
- Integrative review of 20 studies (2013-2023).
- Searched PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL Plus, PsycINFO, Embase.
- Narrative synthesis and quality appraisal using Johns Hopkins tool.
Main Results:
- mHealth apps were acceptable and user-friendly for most cancer patients.
- High internal consistency (0.96) for pain measurement.
- Significant improvements in pain remission, medication adherence, and reduced breakthrough pain reported.
- Key roles include pain monitoring, tracking, reminders, education, and support coordination.
Conclusions:
- mHealth apps are effective and acceptable for cancer pain self-management.
- They provide a promising multimodal approach for patient-led pain management.
- Further high-quality research is needed to optimize implementation in clinical practice.
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