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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain. 2018 Jun 30;19(12):1416–1423. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.06.006

Table 2.

Research Recommendations to Emerge From the Workshop

Topic Area Votes (n = 543)
Implications for Research Design
 Expand research on ways to enhance accessibility of mHealth tools for diverse audiences 135 (24.9)
 Promote research/commercial partnerships and other initiatives that expedite bringing mHealth innovations into practice 67 (12.3)
 Conduct research on the impacts of mHealth on physical and mental well-being 56 (10.3)
 Expand research on mHealth sensing applications 43 (7.9)
 Promote integration of users and other relevant stakeholders into the mHealth research process 43 (7.9)
 Conduct research on ways to personalize and tailor mHealth tools for individual users 37 (6.8)
 Expand research on ways mHealth data can inform intervention development and on ways to expand mHealth tool reach in clinical and nonclinical settings 28 (5.2)
 Develop a core set of mHealth data and outcome assessments 26 (4.8)
Implementation into Practice and Regulatory Issues
 Promote research on ways to initiate/sustain patient behavior change using mHealth tools 35 (6.4)
 Conduct research on health system, workforce and patient education issues regarding mHealth use 26 (4.8)
 Expand research on mHealth cybersecurity and privacy issues 20 (3.7)
 Expand research on sustainability of mHealth use at the patient, provider, and health system levels 16 (2.9)
 Promote research on ways mHealth tools can improve patient-provider (and provider-provider) communication 11 (2.0)

NOTE: Values are n (%).