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. 2020 Nov 13;25(2):327–338. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1688

TABLE 3.

Summary of manikin features

Manikin features Number (%)
Number of views
One 7 (25)
Two 15 (54)
More than two 6 (21)
Labels for orientation
Yes 15 (54)
No 13 (46)
Number of dimensions
Two 19 (68)
Three 9 (32)
Level of detail of body anchors a
Low 11 (39)
Moderate 9 (32)
High 8 (29)
Zoom option
Yes 13 (46)
No 15 (54)
Manikin personalisation options
Yes 7 (25)
No 21 (75)
Free‐text field directly related to manikin report
Yes 5 (18)
No 23 (82)
Method to record pain location
Shading any area by drawing on manikin b 8 (28)
Shading pre‐defined areas by tapping on manikin c 9 (32)
Marking area by tapping on manikin d 10 (36)
Selecting locations from pre‐defined list/labels e 1 (4)
Option to undo last drawing action
Yes 23 (82)
No 5 (18)
a

For example, anchors indicating clavicle, abdominal muscles, scapulae, spine, hips, thighs, knees, ankle and groin.

b

See panels a, c, d in Figure 2

c

See panel b in Figure 2

d

Refers to apps where users could tap on the body figure to indicate location, after which a mark appeared (e.g. cross, dot or label). See panel e in Figure 2

e

See panel f in Figure 2