Back to Search Start Over

An Innovative Electronic Health Toolkit (Our Whole Lives for Chronic Pain) to Reduce Chronic Pain in Patients With Health Disparities: Open Clinical Trial

Authors :
Gardiner, Paula
D'Amico, Salvatore
Luo, Man
Haas, Niina
Source :
JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Vol 8, Iss 3, p e14768 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
JMIR Publications, 2020.

Abstract

BackgroundChronic pain affects millions of Americans. Our Whole Lives, an electronic health (eHealth) toolkit for Chronic Pain (Our Whole Lives for Chronic Pain [OWLCP]), is a mind-body chronic pain management platform that teaches self-management strategies to reduce pain impact and pain medication use. ObjectiveThe primary goal of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of OWLCP in reducing pain impact and pain-related outcomes. MethodsWe conducted a pre-post clinical study (2 cohorts) to assess the feasibility of OWLCP usage among low-income patients with chronic pain. Outcome data, collected at baseline and 9 weeks, included Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29), pain self-efficacy, and pain medication use. In the statistical analysis, we used descriptive statistics, logistic regression, linear regression, and qualitative methods. ResultsAmong the enrolled 43 participants, the average age was 50 years, (39/43) 91% were female, (16/43) 37% were black, and (7/43) 16% were Hispanic. From baseline to follow-up, the PROMIS measures showed a reduction in depression (P=.02), pain interference (P=.003), and average pain impact score (P=.007). Pain self-efficacy increased ((P

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22915222
Volume :
8
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.988075a9529e4376b2428a0f68d5f30c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2196/14768