Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00417, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Heffernan, Jane (York University)|Heffernan, Jane (Université York), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for Universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : ManagingLife is a company that supports a web-based app, called Manage My Pain, that is used to help_x000D_
individuals with chronic pain record their pain experiences. In an NSERC Engage project with the company,_x000D_
we have developed a statistical framework (using key record characteristics) to statistically define user_x000D_
engagement with the app. Our analysis identified five groups (or clusters) of user engagement and our work has_x000D_
been used to support a collaborative effort in pain research. The current project extends our statistical_x000D_
framework to a more in-depth study of the longitudinal data that will be used to statistically define significant_x000D_
increases or decreases in pain index data. The analysis will include methods that allow for imputation of_x000D_
missing data, and comparisons of longitudinal data sets that have vary by app use longevity, number of records,_x000D_
and frequency of use. ManagingLife will use the analytical framework to aid patients in understanding their_x000D_
pain experience., program purpose french : ManagingLife is a company that supports a web-based app, called Manage My Pain, that is used to help_x000D_
individuals with chronic pain record their pain experiences. In an NSERC Engage project with the company,_x000D_
we have developed a statistical framework (using key record characteristics) to statistically define user_x000D_
engagement with the app. Our analysis identified five groups (or clusters) of user engagement and our work has_x000D_
been used to support a collaborative effort in pain research. The current project extends our statistical_x000D_
framework to a more in-depth study of the longitudinal data that will be used to statistically define significant_x000D_
increases or decreases in pain index data. The analysis will include methods that allow for imputation of_x000D_
missing data, and comparisons of longitudinal data sets that have vary by app use longevity, number of records,_x000D_
and frequency of use. ManagingLife will use the analytical framework to aid patients in understanding their_x000D_
pain experience., agreement title english : Analytical framework for identifying health benefits in web-application users, agreement title french : Analytical framework for identifying health benefits in web-application users, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada