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. 2022 Aug 9;8(3):e36879. doi: 10.2196/36879

Table 4.

Comparison of postdeployment Likert survey mean scores by overall sample, patients, and caregivers (1=strongly disagree; 5=strongly agree).

Question asked of participant Total (N=10) Patients (n=5) Caregivers (n=5)
Overall perceptions: I think BESI-Ca can collect helpful information to better manage cancer pain, mean (SD); n 4.6 (0.52); 10 4.6 (0.55); 5 4.6 (0.55); 5
System burden, category mean (SD) 1.7 (0.51) 1.7 (0.43) 1.7 (0.43)

BESI-C system was a burden for me, mean (SD); n 1.5 (0.71); 10 1.4 (0.55); 5 1.6 (0.89); 5

BESI-C system was a burden for my partner, mean (SD); n 1.7 (0.71); 9 1.8 (0.50); 4 1.6 (0.89); 5

BESI-C system made me concerned about privacy, mean (SD); n 1.9 (0.99); 10 2 (0.71); 5 1.8 (1.30); 5
Data sharing preferences, category mean (SD) 4.7 (0.44) 4.7 (0.47) 4.7 (0.47)

I want to see the information collected by BESI-C about my experience, mean (SD); n 4.4 (0.84); 10 4.4 (0.89); 5 4.4 (0.89); 5

I think it is important to share information collected by BESI-C with my partner, mean (SD); n 4.8 (0.42); 10 4.8 (0.45); 5 4.8 0.45); 5

I think it is important to share information collected by BESI-C with health care providers, mean (SD); n 4.8 (0.44); 9 4.8 (0.45); 5 4.8 (0.50); 4
Environmental sensors (I mostly forgot about the room sensors after the first day), mean (SD); n 4.1 (0.99); 10 4.8 (0.45); 5 3.4 (0.89); 5
Smart watch or EMAsb, category mean (SD) 4.2 (0.57) 4.5 (0.38) 4.0 (0.67)

It was easy to answer questions on the smart watch, mean (SD); n 4.3 (0.82); 10 4.6 (0.55); 5 4.0 (1.00); 5

Remembering to mark pain events in the moment was easy, mean (SD); n 4.4 (0.70); 10 4.6 (0.55); 5 4.2 (0.84); 5

I would be willing to answer more questions on the smart watch, mean (SD); n 4 (0.94); 10 4.2 (0.84); 5 3.8 (1.10); 5
Pain, category mean (SD) 2.9 (1.04) 2.4 (1.04) 3.4 (0.71)

BESI-C changed the way I or the patient normally takes their pain medication, mean (SD); n 2.2 (1.48); 9 2.2 (1.64); 5 2.3 (1.50); 4

Recording pain events made me more aware of the pain I or the patient was feeling, mean (SD); n 3.5 (1.51); 10 2.6 (1.52); 5 4.4 (0.89); 5

aBESI-C: Behavioral and Environmental Sensing and Intervention for Cancer.

bEMA: ecological momentary assessment.