Commercially Available Smartphone Apps to Support Postoperative Pain Self-Management: Scoping Review.

Chitra Lalloo Ushma Shah Kathryn A Birnie Cleo Davies-Chalmers Jordan Rivera Jennifer Nan Stinson Fiona Campbell

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2017)

Currently available postoperative pain apps for patients lack evidence-based content, goal setting, and social support functions. There is a need to develop and test comprehensive theory-based apps to support patients with pain self-management care following surgery.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
social support
end stage renal disease
depressive symptoms
healthcare
ejection fraction
minimally invasive
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
pain management
chronic pain
coronary artery bypass
peritoneal dialysis
quality improvement
coronary artery disease
patient reported outcomes