A systematic review of smartphone applications for chronic pain available for download in the United States

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-68

  Wallace, Lorraine S ^a   Dhingra, Lara K ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile health (mhealth); Pain management; Smartphone applications; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; BACKACHE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHRONIC PAIN; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MIGRAINE; MOBILE APPLICATION; NECK PAIN; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CELLULAR PHONE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897126348     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2014.0193     Document Type: Review

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