Taylor, S, Allsop, MJ orcid.org/0000-0002-7399-0194, Bennett, MI orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-8349 et al. (1 more author) (2019) Usability testing of an electronic pain monitoring system for palliative cancer patients: A think-aloud study. Health Informatics Journal, 25 (3). pp. 1133-1147. ISSN 1460-4582
Abstract
Pain experienced by advanced cancer patients is often poorly controlled due to inadequate assessment. We aimed to test an electronic pain monitoring system (PainCheck) with advanced cancer patients and health professionals. In all, 29 participants (13 patients and 16 health professionals (n = 16)) used PainCheck while thinking their thoughts aloud. After the think aloud, both groups were asked about their experiences. Think-aloud and semi-structured interview data were analysed using framework analysis. Both groups were generally positive about PainCheck and found it easy to understand but they had concerns about clinical integration. Their concerns related to impact on workload, how lack of response may affect patient care and ability to engage with and use the technology. PainCheck has the capacity to be useful in clinical practice. For integration to be successful, patients and health professionals need guidance on how to use PainCheck and the expectations of users need to be clarified.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2017. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Health Informatics Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | electronic monitoring, pain, palliative care, think aloud, user testing |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NIHR National Inst Health Research RP-PG-0610-10114 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2017 10:04 |
Last Modified: | 02 Sep 2019 11:11 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1460458217741754 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:122551 |