A mobile health + health coaching application for the management of chronic non-cancer pain in older adults: Results from a pilot randomized controlled study.

Usha Kaul¹, Clara Scher², Charles R Henderson³, Patricia Kim¹, Mette Dyhrberg⁴, Vanessa Rudin⁴, Millie Lytle⁴, Nicole Bundy⁴, M Carrington Reid¹

¹Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, United States.

²Rutgers School of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.

³College of Human Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.

⁴Mymee Inc., New York, NY, United States.

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The rapid growth of mobile health (mHealth) devices holds substantial potential for improving care and care outcomes in aging adults with chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), however, research evaluating these devices in older adults remains limited. OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an mHealth intervention (Mymee) that combines symptom, diet, and behavi…

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