Table 3.

Evaluation checklist for self-management skills and functions.

App name	Core self-management skills												Functions		Total (14)
	Self-efficacy building							STh	SMi	GSj	PSk	PVl	SSm	CRn
	PEa	APb	TBc	Ed	R/Be	M/Mf	Dg
Aware—Meditation and Mindfulness	—o	—	✓	—	✓	✓	—	✓	✓	—	✓	—	—	—	6
Counting Down to Relaxation	—	—	—	—	✓	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Curable: Back Pain, Migraine and Chronic Pain Relief	✓	—	✓	—	✓	✓		✓	✓	—	✓	—	✓	—	8
Freedom From Pain	—	—	—	—	✓	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
General Pain Management Guided Imagery	—	—	—	—	✓	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Headspace: Guided Meditation	—	—	✓	—	✓	✓	—	✓	✓	—	✓	—	—	—	6
Meditations for Pain Relief	—	—	—	—	✓	✓	—	—	✓	—	✓	—	—	—	4
Mindfulness Coachp	—	—	✓	—	✓	✓	—	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	6
Mindfulness Dailyp	—	—	✓	—	✓	✓	—	✓	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—	7
Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief—Jon Kabat-Zinn	—	—	✓	—	✓	✓	—	✓	✓	—	✓	—	—	—	6
Pain Control Hypnosis by Glenn Harrold	—	—	—	—	✓	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Pain Relief & Healing Meditation	—	—	—	—	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Pain Relief Hypnosis PRO	—	—	—	—	✓	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
PainScale-Pain Diary and Coachp	✓	—	—	✓	✓	✓	—	✓	✓	—	—	✓	✓	—	8
Relax—Stress and Anxiety Relief	—	—	—	—	✓	✓	—	✓	✓	—	—	—	—	—	4
Release Pain with Andrew Johnson	—	—	—	—	✓	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		1
Sahaja Kundalini Meditation	—	—	—	—	—	✓	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
SuperBetterp	—	✓	✓	✓	—	✓	—	✓	✓	✓	✓	—	✓	—	8
Yoga For Pain Therapyp	—	—	—	—	—	✓	—	—	✓	—	—	—	—	—	2
Count across apps	2	1	7	1	16	13	0	9	11	3	7	1	3	0	—

^aPE: pain education.

^bAP: activity pacing.

^cTB: thoughts and behavioral management.

^dE: exercises (biomechanical/aerobic).

^eR/B: relaxation/Breathing.

^fM/M: meditation/Mindfulness.

^gD: distraction techniques.

^hST: self-tailoring.

^jSM: self-monitoring of symptoms.

^jGS: goal setting and planning.

^kPS: problem solving.

^lPV: partnership between views of patient and health professionals.

^mSS: social support.

ⁿCR: cultural relevance.

^oCriteria not met.

^pFree app.