Conclusion : Systemic changes to academic and funding structures could better support eHealth tool availability and may reduce potential for research waste .
Abstract Introduction : Numerous eHealth tools for pain assessment and management have been developed and evaluated with promising results regarding psychometric properties , efficacy , and effectiveness .
Although considerable re sources are spent on developing and evaluating these tools with the aim of increasing access to care , current evidence suggests they are not made available to end users , reducing their impact and creating potential research waste .
iPeer2Peer program: a pilot feasibility study in adolescents with chronic pain
Abstract Adolescents with chronic pain are often socially isolated , having never met others with chronic pain , and often feel misunderstood by healthy peers . Adolescence is a sensitive period for developing one 's sense of self and autonomy , which often occurs in the context of peer relationships . This developmental process is disrupted in adolescents when their chronic pain interferes with their social interactions . Peer mentoring is proposed as a developmentally timely intervention . The aim of this study is to develop and test the feasibility , acceptability , and impact of the iPeer2Peer program . The iPeer2Peer program is a tailored peer mentorship program that provides modeling and reinforcement by peers ( trained young adults with chronic pain aged 18 - 25 years who have learned to successfully manage their pain ) . This program aim ed to enhance self-management of chronic pain in adolescents through 10 Skype video calls over the course of 8 weeks . A pilot r and omized controlled trial design using waitlist controls was used in an adolescent chronic pain sample . Twenty-eight adolescents aged 14.8 ± 1.6 years ( 93 % female ) completed the trial ( intervention : n = 12 ; control n = 16 ) . Three adolescents completed the intervention after completing their participation in the control arm . The iPeer2Peer program was feasible and acceptable , provided the adolescents were given more time to complete all 10 calls . When compared with controls , adolescents who completed the iPeer2Peer program had significant improvement in self-management skills and their coping efforts were more successful . The iPeer2Peer program is a promising peer mentoring intervention that complements st and ard care for adolescents with chronic pain
Conclusion : Systemic changes to academic and funding structures could better support eHealth tool availability and may reduce potential for research waste .
Abstract Introduction : Numerous eHealth tools for pain assessment and management have been developed and evaluated with promising results regarding psychometric properties , efficacy , and effectiveness .
Although considerable re sources are spent on developing and evaluating these tools with the aim of increasing access to care , current evidence suggests they are not made available to end users , reducing their impact and creating potential research waste .