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Masiero M, Filipponi C, Fragale E, Pizzoli SFM, Munzone E, Milani A, Guido L, Guardamagna V, Marceglia S, Prandin R, Prenassi M, Caruso A, Manzelli V, Savino C, Conti C, Rizzi F, Casalino A, Candiani G, Memini F, Chiveri L, Vitali AL, Corbo M, Grasso R, Didier F, Ferrucci R, Pravettoni G
Support for Chronic Pain Management for Breast Cancer Survivors Through Novel Digital Health Ecosystems: Pilot Usability Study of the PainRELife Mobile App
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“How Novel Digital Health Ecosystems May Support Chronic Pain Management in Breast Cancer Survivors: The PainRELife Usability Pilot Study”
Marianna Masiero;
Chiara Filipponi;
Elisa Fragale;
Silvia Francesca Maria Pizzoli;
Elisabetta Munzone;
Alessandra Milani;
Luca Guido;
Vittorio Guardamagna;
Sara Marceglia;
Roberto Prandin;
Marco Prenassi;
Annamaria Caruso;
Vania Manzelli;
Chiara Savino;
Costanza Conti;
Federica Rizzi;
Alice Casalino;
Giulia Candiani;
Francesca Memini;
Luca Chiveri;
Andrea Luigi Vitali;
Massimo Corbo;
Roberto Grasso;
Florence Didier;
Roberta Ferrucci;
Gabriella Pravettoni
ABSTRACT
Background:
Chronic pain (CP) is one of the most common and critical long-term effects in breast cancer patients. eHealth integrated ecosystems enhance the management of CP by assessing patients' physical health and psychological wellbeing and providing tailored interventions.
Objective:
this pilot study aims to evaluate patients’ usability experience of a novel digital integrated health eco-system named PainRELife for the CP in a sample of breast cancer patients (BCPs) during the survivor-ship.
Methods:
Twenty-five breast cancer patients (aged 47.12) with pain were enrolled and instructed to use the PainRELife mobile application for three months consecutively. The Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) were used to evaluate the eHealth usability. The Ethical Committee of the European Cancer Institute approved the study (n. R1597/21-IEO 1701).
Results:
The MARS total score provided medium-high mean values in each subscale (min. 3.31 - max. 4.18) and a total app quality of 3.90. BCPs reported a redaction of the pain intensity at three months from T0 (5 ± 1.68) to T2 (3.72 ± 2.59) (P≤.041). A positive correlation was found between the total number of accesses and pain intensity at three months (P≤.028). Engagement (P≤.033), Information (P≤.042) and Subjective Quality (P≤.007) are positive correlated with shared decision-making.
Conclusions:
Data retrieved highlighted that eHealth solutions, when developed using a patient-driven approach, might be valuable tools for increasing BCPs participation in clinical care and, permitting to achieve a se-ries of key clinical outcomes and improving quality of life. Clinical Trial: NA
Citation
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Masiero M, Filipponi C, Fragale E, Pizzoli SFM, Munzone E, Milani A, Guido L, Guardamagna V, Marceglia S, Prandin R, Prenassi M, Caruso A, Manzelli V, Savino C, Conti C, Rizzi F, Casalino A, Candiani G, Memini F, Chiveri L, Vitali AL, Corbo M, Grasso R, Didier F, Ferrucci R, Pravettoni G
Support for Chronic Pain Management for Breast Cancer Survivors Through Novel Digital Health Ecosystems: Pilot Usability Study of the PainRELife Mobile App
