A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Unguided Electronic and Mobile Health Technologies for Chronic Pain-Is It Time to Start Prescribing Electronic Health Applications?

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Unguided Electronic and Mobile Health Technologies for Chronic Pain-Is It Time to Start Prescribing Electronic Health Applications?
Pain Medicine v20(11), p2238–2255, November 2019 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnz164

• This meta analysis (17 RCTs N=2496) found that electronic Health (ehealth) and mobile Health (mHealth) interventions that do not require clinician contact or feedback had significant effects on multiple short- and intermediate-term outcome measures recommended by the Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT) guidelines in adults with chronic pain.