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Area of Science:

  • Digital Health
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Pain Management

Background:

  • Chronic pain affects 19% of European adults, reducing quality of life.
  • Mobile health (mHealth) apps offer potential for chronic pain self-management.
  • User engagement and adherence are critical for the clinical impact of mHealth interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the user experience of Dolodoc, a chronic pain self-management mobile app.
  • To assess the acceptability of Dolodoc's content through a survey.
  • To examine real-world usage patterns of Dolodoc over six months.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional acceptability study surveyed 33 chronic pain patients on 84 self-management strategies using a 5-point Likert scale.
  • Acceptability was measured by understandability, motivation, feasibility, relevance, and quality-of-life alignment.
  • Real-world app usage was tracked for six months using Piwik PRO Analytics.

Main Results:

  • Self-management strategies in Dolodoc were rated positively for understandability, motivation, feasibility, relevance, and quality-of-life alignment.
  • Despite high acceptability, 60% of patients used the app only once, indicating a significant adherence challenge.
  • Pain tracking, useful links, and medication logging were the most utilized features within the app.

Conclusions:

  • A gap exists between the acceptability of mHealth solutions and sustained user adherence.
  • Improving personalization and accessibility of mHealth apps can enhance user engagement and long-term adoption.
  • Future iterations should include tailored interventions, real-time feedback, and digital navigation support to improve user retention.