Usability Testing of the iPhone App to Improve Pain Assessment for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment (Prehospital Setting): A Qualitative Study | Zendy

Rachael Docking | Zendy; Matthew Warren-James | Zendy; Pat Schofield | Zendy

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Usability Testing of the iPhone App to Improve Pain Assessment for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment (Prehospital Setting): A Qualitative Study

Author(s) -

Rachael Docking,

Matthew Warren-James,

Pat Schofield

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1526-4637

pISSN - 1526-2375

DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnx028

Subject(s) - usability , thematic analysis , focus group , medicine , delphi method , pain assessment , population , dementia , qualitative research , pain management , physical therapy , computer science , disease , social science , environmental health , pathology , human–computer interaction , marketing , artificial intelligence , sociology , business

Pain assessment in older adults with cognitive impairment is often challenging, and paramedics are not given sufficient tools/training to assess pain. The development of a mobile app may improve pain assessment and management in this vulnerable population. We conducted usability testing of a newly developed iPhone pain assessment application with potential users, in this case as a tool for clinical paramedic practice to improve pain assessment of older adults with cognitive impairment.

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