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Trial reportJournal of healthcare engineering2019

Smartphone-Based Remote Self-Management of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Preliminary Study.

Jingyi Yang, Quan Wei, Yanlei Ge, Lijiao Meng, Meidan Zhao

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of healthcare engineering, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jingyi YangThe Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2106-5092
Quan WeiThe Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yanlei GeThe Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Lijiao MengThe Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Meidan ZhaoCollege of Acupuncture and Massage, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9055-4805
Sichuan University · CNTianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To assess the additional effect of self-management on physiotherapy via the use of APPS on management of chronic low back pain. Method: A single-blinded randomized control trial was conducted. 8 participants (male: 4; female: 4) were recruited from the Rehabilitation Clinic of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Participants in the treatment group received self-management plus physiotherapy and the control group received physiotherapy only. Assessment was carried out pretreatment, midterm (week 2), and posttreatment (week 4), including Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), and SF36. Results: Compared with the physiotherapy group, the self-management plus physiotherapy group had significance in PSEQ ( Conclusion: This pilot study indicated that smartphone APPS-based self-management program appears to bring additional benefits to physiotherapy for patients with CLBP. Self-management is a potential approach for people with CLBP.

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SmartphoneAdultFemaleHumansLow Back PainMaleMiddle AgedPhysical Therapy ModalitiesPilot ProjectsSelf-ManagementYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID30881606
PMCPMC6381588
OpenAlexW2914742804

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