Trial reportBMC health services research2021
Health care providers' experiences of pain management and attitudes towards digitally supported self-management interventions for chronic pain: a qualitative study.
Trial report in BMC health services research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03705104 (Living Well with Chronic Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Living Well with Chronic Pain: Using Person-centered E-health Design to Support Self-management
Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Engagement in Digital Self-management Interventions for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review.The Clinical journal of pain · 2025Pooled it
- Delivery Model Matters for Digital Interventions in Pain Self-Management: Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Short-Term Findings From Testing EPIO, a Digital Self-Management Program for People Living With Chronic Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Barriers and facilitators of engagement with app-based pain self-management strategies among chronic pain patients (CPPs).Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- "CARING in Action": A Knowledge Mobilization Project on Co-Creating Evidence-Based Communication Training in Chronic Pain Care for Healthcare Professionals.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2026Article
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- Impact of seamless intervention in the operating room combined with pain management on the efficiency of urological laparoscopic surgery.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2025Article
- Primary care physicians' perspectives on digital health tools for chronic disease management: A rapid review.PLOS digital health · 2025Review
- From scepticism to integration: adoption of mobile health apps in Danish chiropractic practice-a mixed methods study.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Article
- Exploring patient experiences of pain fatigue and physical activity in syndromic heritable thoracic aortic disease using mixed methods.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Professional-Facing Digital Health Technology for the Care of Patients With Chronic Pain: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Strategies for Pain Management in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolisation: A Scoping Review of Current Evidence.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Usability and User Experience Testing of a Co-Designed Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes App ("MyPal for Adults") for Palliative Cancer Care: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
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- Changes in cognition, coping, pain and emotions after 12-months access to the digital self-management program EPIO.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Perspectives on Creating a Chronic Pain Support Line in Portugal: Results of a Focus Group Study among Patients and Healthcare Professionals.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Living well with chronic pain: a 12-month randomized controlled trial revealing impact from the digital pain self-management program EPIO.Pain reports · 2024Article
- Professional-Facing Digital Health Solutions for the Care of Patients With Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Systematic Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Using the Socioecological Model to Understand Medical Staff and Older Adult Patients' Experience with Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study in an Underserved Community Setting.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- The Roles of Depression, Life Control and Affective Distress on Treatment Attendance and Perceived Disability in Chronic Back Pain Sufferers throughout the Duration of the Condition.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic pain constitutes a significant burden for the individuals affected, and is a frequent reason why patients seek health care services. While in-person psychosocial interventions can be of support to people living with chronic pain, such interventions are not always accessible. eHealth interventions may provide greater accessibility, but the evidence and use of digital self-management solutions for chronic pain are still limited and the lack of health care provider input in the development process of such solutions a concern. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to investigate health care providers' experiences of treating patients with chronic pain, their attitudes towards, and use of, digital solutions in pain management, and their suggestions for content and design elements for a potential digital pain self-management intervention.
methodsTwelve health care providers representing a variety of health care disciplines participated in semi-structured interviews. The interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis.
resultsThe material was analyzed into three main themes: [1] Patients with chronic pain and their current use of the health care services, [2] Health care providers' own motivation and impression of patient prerequisites for use of digital self-management interventions, and [3] Suggestions for content and design elements in a digital self-management intervention for people living with chronic pain. The challenges faced by patients living with chronic pain were described as numerous. Despite interest and positive attitudes, few of the health care providers had used or recommended eHealth solutions to their patients. A range of potential content and functionality elements were identified, including aspects of motivation and engagement and providers also emphasized the importance of easy access and positive, personal content to support existing treatment.
conclusionsThis study offers insights into health care providers' considerations for the potential of digital self-management interventions supporting patients living with chronic pain. Findings indicate the need for change and a more comprehensive treatment approach to pain management. eHealth solutions may contribute to such change, and providers pointed to a need for health care provider involvement, timely support and follow-up as important factors for integrating digital pain self-management interventions into clinical care.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov : NCT03705104.
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