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ReviewPain reports2025

Digital health solutions for caregivers of children experiencing acute pain: a scoping review.

Justine Dol, Christine T Chambers, Jennifer A Parker, Brittany Cormier, Nicole Pope, Jennifer N Stinson, Kathryn A Birnie, Brianna Hughes, Bianca Matthews, Blair N Irish and 2 more

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12 authors.

Justine DolCentre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8928-7647
Christine T ChambersCentre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Jennifer A ParkerCentre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Brittany CormierCentre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Nicole PopeResearch Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jennifer N StinsonResearch Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Kathryn A BirnieDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Brianna HughesFaculty of Nursing, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada.
Bianca MatthewsCentre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Blair N IrishCentre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Melanie NoelDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Kristy HancockMaritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Halifax, NS, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Digital health solutions are often used to support caregivers in managing acute pain in their children. The aim of this scoping review was to identify, characterize, and synthesize the literature on caregiver-targeted digital health solutions for acute pain management in children as it relates to caregiver, child, and implementation outcomes. Studies must have described a caregiver-targeted digital health solution for acute pain management in children that provides information or support to caregivers of children experiencing acute pain (eg, needle-related procedure, injury, medical procedure). Studies that included caregivers of children 0 to 19 years were eligible. Following the Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review methodology, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases were searched from January 1, 2010 to May 20, 2025. Two reviewers completed screening and data extraction, and a third reviewer resolved disagreements. From 8949 records screened, 33 studies were eligible. From these, there were 15 individual digital health solutions identified. Of the 7,125 caregivers, 95.2% were mothers. More than half of digital health solutions targeted caregivers of newborns (0-1 years, 60.6%), and all except 2 focused on acute pain during needle-related procedures (eg, vaccinations). Overall, 21 studies reported on caregiver outcomes (primarily knowledge), 11 reported on child outcomes (primarily pain and distress), and 28 reported on implementation outcomes (primarily adoption and acceptability). There is a need for (1) standardization in the evaluation of digital health solutions for caregivers, (2) digital health solutions that target acute pain other than needle-related procedures, and (3) increased diversity of caregivers (eg, non-White, non-mothers) and solutions (eg, culturally diverse).

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Acute painDigital healthParentsProcedural pain

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PMCPMC12459512

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