Validation of an Electronic Visual Analog Scale App for Pain Evaluation in Children and Adolescents With Symptomatic Hypermobility: Cross-sectional Study.

Muhammad Maarj Verity Pacey Louise J Tofts Matthew Clapham Xavier Gironès Garcia Andrea Coda

Published in: JMIR pediatrics and parenting (2022)

These findings suggest that the e-VAS mHealth App is a validated tool and a feasible method of collecting pain recording scores when compared with the traditional paper format in children and adolescents with HSD/HEDS. The e-VAS App can be reliably used for pediatric pain evaluation, and it could potentially be introduced into daily clinical practice to improve real-time symptom monitoring. Further research is warranted to investigate the usage of the app for remote support in real clinical settings.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
clinical practice
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
postoperative pain