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ArticleFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2022

A Global Collaboration to Develop and Pilot Test a Mobile Application to Improve Cancer Pain Management in Nepal.

Virginia T LeBaron, Bethany J Horton, Abish Adhikari, Sandhya Chapagain, Manita Dhakal, Rajesh Gongal, Regina Kattel, Ganesh Koirala, Anna Kutcher, Ben Hass and 10 more

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Virginia T LeBaronUniversity of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Bethany J HortonUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Abish AdhikariKathmandu Cancer Center, Tathali, Nepal.
Sandhya ChapagainNational Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Manita DhakalB.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.
Rajesh GongalHospice Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Regina KattelNepal Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Lalitpur, Nepal.
Ganesh KoiralaHospice Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Anna KutcherUniversity of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Ben HassHass Software Consulting, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
Martha MaurerSonderegger Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, United States.
Daniel MundayUsher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Bijay NeupaneB.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.
Krishna SharmaB.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.
Ramila ShilpakarNational Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Amuna ShresthaNepal Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Lalitpur, Nepal.
Sudip ShresthaNepal Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Lalitpur, Nepal.
Usha ThapaB.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.
Rebecca DillinghamUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Bishnu D PaudelNational Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Funding

Exploring mHealth to Improve the Delivery of Palliative Care and Cancer Pain Management in Nepal: An Interdisciplinary Community Based ApproachR21TW011244 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI DILLINGHAM, REBECCA A., LEBARON, VIRGINIA TOWNSEND · 2018 to 2019
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FIC NIH HHS R21 TW011244
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Abstract

Introduction: Quality palliative care, which prioritizes comfort and symptom control, can reduce global suffering from non-communicable diseases, such as cancer. To address this need, the Nepalese Association of Palliative Care (NAPCare) created pain management guidelines (PMG) to support healthcare providers in assessing and treating serious pain. The NAPCare PMG are grounded in World Health Organization best practices but adapted for the cultural and resource context of Nepal. Wider adoption of the NAPCare PMG has been limited due to distribution of the guidelines as paper booklets. Methods: Building on a long-standing partnership between clinicians and researchers in the US and Nepal, the NAPCare PMG mobile application ("app") was collaboratively designed. Healthcare providers in Nepal were recruited to pilot test the app using patient case studies. Then, participants completed a Qualtrics survey to evaluate the app which included the System Usability Scale (SUS) and selected items from the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS). Descriptive and summary statistics were calculated and compared across institutions and roles. Regression analyses to explore relationships (α = 0.05) between selected demographic variables and SUS and MARS scores were also conducted. Results: Ninety eight healthcare providers ( Conclusion: The NAPCare PMG mobile app was well-received, and participants rated it highly on both the SUS and MARS. Regression analyses suggest end-user variables important to consider in designing and evaluating mobile apps in lower resourced settings. Our app design and pilot testing process illustrate the benefits of cross global collaborations to build research capacity and generate knowledge within the local context.

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cancercapacity buildingmobile applicationsmobile healthNepalpainpain management guidelinespalliative care

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PMCPMC9366104

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