Usability Testing of a New Digital Integrated Health Ecosystem (PainRELife) for the Clinical Management of Chronic Pain in Patients With Early Breast Cancer: Protocol for a Pilot Study

• DOI: 10.2196/41216
• Publication Date: 2023-03-08T05:34:02Z
• Authors: Marianna Masiero; Chiara Filipponi; Silvia Francesca ...; Elisabetta Munzone; Luca Guido; Vittorio Andrea G...; Sara Marceglia; Annamaria Caruso; Roberto Prandin; Marco Prenassi; Vania Manzelli; Chiara Savino; Costanza Conti; Federica Rizzi; Alice Casalino; Giulia Candiani; Francesca Memini; Luca Chiveri; Andrea Luigi Vitali; Massimo Corbo; Alessandra Milani; Roberto Grasso; Silvia Traversoni; Elisa Fragale; Florence Didier; Gabriella Pravettoni
• Keywords: Digital Health

Chronic pain (CP) and its management are critical issues in the care pathway of patients with breast cancer. Considering complexity CP experience cancer, international scientific community has advocated identifying cutting-edge approaches for management. Recent advances field health technology enable adoption a novel approach to by developing integrated ecosystems mobile apps.The primary end point this pilot study is evaluate patients' usability at 3 months new digital technological ecosystem, PainRELife, sample The PainRELife ecosystem composed main assets into single ecosystem: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources-based cloud platform (Nu platform) that enables definition data collection; big infrastructure connected Resources server analyzes implements dynamic dashboards aggregate visualization; an personalized applications patient-reported outcomes collection, delivery interventions tailored information, decision support caregivers (PainRELife app).This observational, prospective study. Twenty early cancer chronic will be enrolled European Institute Oncology Division Medical Senology Pain Therapy Palliative Care. Each patient use app months, during which extracted from questionnaires sent Nu Platform professionals manage. This nested large-scale project named "PainRELife," aims develop interoperate institutional systems devices collect data. received approval Ethical Committee Cancer December 2021 (number R1597/21-IEO 1701).The recruitment process started May 2022 ended October 2022.The might considered encouraging affordance enhance patient-centered managing inform about features should have used manage CP.DERR1-10.2196/41216.