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) | ||||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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) | ||||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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) | ||||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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) | ||||
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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 | |||
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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.