An intelligent pain management system (IPMS) is a computer system that can effectively capture, transfer, store, and analyze patients’ pain data with minimum intervention from the healthcare providers. A recent IPMS often includes a module to support mobile devices. It is expected that future IPMS will incorporate new advancements from the research of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the fifth generation of mobile communication system (5G).
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The Design and Evaluation of an Intelligent Pain Management System (IPMS) in Cancer Patient Care
Y. Ken Wang (University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, USA), Juan J. Gu (Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA), Yunheng Sun (Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong
University School of Medicine – Chongming, China), Feng Jiang (Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong
University School of Medicine – Chongming, China), Hongwei Hua (Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong
University School of Medicine – Chongming, China), Jing Li (Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong
University School of Medicine – Chongming, China), Zhijun Cheng (Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong
University School of Medicine – Chongming, China), Zhijun Liao (Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong
University School of Medicine – Chongming, China), Qian Huang (Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong
University School of Medicine – Chongming, China), Weiwei Hu (Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China), and Gang Ding (Shanghai International Medical Center, China)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0047-7.ch011
Abstract
This case study reviews the design and development of a mobile-based intelligent pain management system (IPMS) app in cancer patient care and pain management in a rural hospital in China. Healthcare professionals were involved throughout the design to the evaluation stages. The IPMS facilitated real-time pain recording and timely intervention among cancer patients with pain. To evaluate the effectiveness of the IPMS, a clinical trial was administrated under the supervision of healthcare professionals. The result confirmed that the IPMS was a feasible, effective, and low-cost pain management tool for cancer patients and healthcare professionals. This case provides preliminary data to support the potentials of using IPMS in cancer pain management and emphasized that the involvement of healthcare professional throughout the system development lifecycle is crucial to the successful implementation of the IPMS.