Systematic evaluation of commercially available pain-management mHealth apps for chronic pain in the United Kingdom

Gillett, Jenna L. (2026) Systematic evaluation of commercially available pain-management mHealth apps for chronic pain in the United Kingdom. British Journal of Health Psychology, 31 (1). e70053. ISSN 2044-8287

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Abstract

Self-management is central in chronic pain care, and mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps) offer scalable tools to support symptom monitoring and management. Although promising, these apps vary in quality, adaptability, and integration of evidence-based behaviour change techniques (BCTs). Many remain unregulated and under-evaluated, leaving their benefits for pain management unclear. We systematically evaluated the quality of commercially available pain management apps in the United Kingdom and examined the prevalence of pain-related BCTs and adaptive features.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Adaptivity ; behaviour change techniques ; mHealth ; pain apps ; self-management.
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	School of Psychology and Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Jenna Gillett
Date Deposited:	15 May 2026 08:31
Last Modified:	15 May 2026 08:31
URI:	https://bear.buckingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/720

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