(10,11) |
VERICODE (available on app stores iOS and Android) |
Assessment and monitoring of pain status, communication with providers |
Cancer and non-cancer related chronic pain |
Adults |
Measurements obtained with the app were valid and reliable. Good usability and acceptability |
(12) |
BANDCIZER (available on app stores iOS and Android) |
Exercise-integrated system for recording exercise dosage |
Patellofemoral pain |
Adolescents (15–19 years) |
System feasible for adolescents, able to capture the time under tension (TUT), the exercises, and the pain intensity |
(13) |
FIBROLINE |
Cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) |
Fibromyalgia |
Young adults (13–24 years) |
The app is error-free, easy-to-use, and acceptable |
(14) |
SMART (tested for iPhone and iPad) |
Monitoring and assessment through visual analogue scales (VAS) |
Sickle cell disease |
Adults (median age 29 years) |
Correlation between paper-based and app based recordings. SMART is usable and feasible for monitoring pain |
(15) |
FITBACK |
Monitoring, assessment, action suggestions when pain strikes, and education |
Non-specific low-back pain |
Adults |
Randomized Controlled Trial compared to internet-based intervention through email alerts and to control group (no intervention). FitBack better than controls and alternative intervention in pain tracking |
(16) |
ePAL |
Multidimensional mobile app for pain self-management, ePAL |
Cancer |
Adults |
Experimental protocol described. Results not collected yet |
(17) |
iCanCope with Pain (not yet developed, needs analysis) |
Needs assessment for the iCanCope with Pain framework |
Chronic pain |
Adolescents |
Functions arising from the need analysis: symptom; self-monitoring; personalized goal setting; pain coping skills training; peer-based social support; and chronic pain education |
(18) |
PAINOMETER |
App for healthcare professionals, implements pain scales implemented |
Pain |
Adults |
Good usability and acceptability |