Developing Digital Therapeutics for Chronic Pain in Primary Care: A Qualitative Human-Centered Design Study of Providers' Motivations and Challenges.
Kris Pui Kwan MaKari A StephensRachel E GeyerMaria G PradoBrenda L MollisSusan M ZbikowskiDeanna WatersJo MastersonYing ZhangPublished in: JMIR formative research (2023)
Given the findings, to engage primary care providers, digital therapeutics for chronic pain management need to strengthen the patient-provider alliance, increase access to nonpharmacological treatment options, support population health tracking and management, and provide equitable reach. Leveraging digital therapeutics in a feasible, appropriate, and acceptable way to aid primary care providers in chronic pain management may require multimodal features that address provider motivations at an individual care and clinic or system level.