mHealth Applications for Children and Young People With Persistent Pain: A Scoping Review
Author(s)
Schults, Jessica
Cooke, Marie
Richards, Julianne
Theodoros, Joanne
Andresen, Elizabeth
Paterson, Rebecca
Alcock, Mark
Year published
2019
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Persistent pain is a global health care issue affecting more than 30% of children and young people. mHealth applications delivered using smartphones, are an innovative method to engage children in pain self-management. This article outlines the evidence concerning the development, implementation, and evaluation of mHealth apps for these children in terms of feasibility, acceptability, and impact on important pain outcomes such as quality of life and health care utilization.Persistent pain is a global health care issue affecting more than 30% of children and young people. mHealth applications delivered using smartphones, are an innovative method to engage children in pain self-management. This article outlines the evidence concerning the development, implementation, and evaluation of mHealth apps for these children in terms of feasibility, acceptability, and impact on important pain outcomes such as quality of life and health care utilization.
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Journal Title
Clinical Nursing Research
Subject
Nursing
Nursing not elsewhere classified