Apps for pain self-management of older people's arthritic pain, one size doesn't fit all: A qualitative study.

Bhattarai, P; Newton-John, TRO; Phillips, JL

Apps for pain self-management of older people's arthritic pain, one size doesn't fit all: A qualitative study.

Bhattarai, P Newton-John, TRO Phillips, JL

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2020, 89, pp. 104062
Issue Date:: 2020-05-16

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dc.contributor.author	Bhattarai, P
dc.contributor.author	Newton-John, TRO
dc.contributor.author	Phillips, JL
dc.date.accessioned	2020-05-25T00:41:43Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-30
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T00:41:43Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05-16
dc.identifier.citation	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2020, 89, pp. 104062
dc.identifier.issn	1872-6976
dc.identifier.issn	1872-6976
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/140906
dc.description.abstract	Introduction Arthritic pain is a major cause of illness and disability among older people. People living with arthritic pain carry out self-management activities to adequately manage their pain. As the trend of smartphone uptake continues to rise among older people, there are opportunities to explore the role of these devices in helping older people better manage their pain. Aim: To explore the attitudes and experiences of older people with chronic arthritic pain towards using an app for their pain selfmanagement. Methods A qualitative design using semi-structured interviews with community-dwelling older Australians living with arthritic pain (n = 16). Data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Four themes emerged from the data: (1) Apps are valuable self-management tool, but they do have the potential for harm; (2) A pain self-management app needs to strictly align with the user's needs; (3) Clinician's involvement is crucial when integrating an app into older people's pain selfmanagement regime; and (4) pain self-management app must be designed with enduser in mind. In addition, suggestions on how to make an app more useful and userfriendly were offered by the participants. Discussion While pain self-management apps have the potential to assist older people in their pain self-management process, this modality is not of interest to all older people. Adaptable apps that offer clinician input may be best placed to offer individual level relevance to older users. Future pain selfmanagement app development endeavors should adopt a co-design approach where older people are involved through all stages of design and development.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.archger.2020.104062
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Geriatrics
dc.title	Apps for pain self-management of older people's arthritic pain, one size doesn't fit all: A qualitative study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	89
utslib.location.activity	Netherlands
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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dc.date.updated	2020-05-25T00:41:25Z
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Introduction Arthritic pain is a major cause of illness and disability among older people. People living with arthritic pain carry out self-management activities to adequately manage their pain. As the trend of smartphone uptake continues to rise among older people, there are opportunities to explore the role of these devices in helping older people better manage their pain. Aim: To explore the attitudes and experiences of older people with chronic arthritic pain towards using an app for their pain selfmanagement. Methods A qualitative design using semi-structured interviews with community-dwelling older Australians living with arthritic pain (n = 16). Data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Four themes emerged from the data: (1) Apps are valuable self-management tool, but they do have the potential for harm; (2) A pain self-management app needs to strictly align with the user's needs; (3) Clinician's involvement is crucial when integrating an app into older people's pain selfmanagement regime; and (4) pain self-management app must be designed with enduser in mind. In addition, suggestions on how to make an app more useful and userfriendly were offered by the participants. Discussion While pain self-management apps have the potential to assist older people in their pain self-management process, this modality is not of interest to all older people. Adaptable apps that offer clinician input may be best placed to offer individual level relevance to older users. Future pain selfmanagement app development endeavors should adopt a co-design approach where older people are involved through all stages of design and development.

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