Patient perceptions of their own data in mHealth technology–enabled N-of-1 trials for chronic pain

Authors: Dr Robin L Whitney, Dr Deborah H Ward, Dr Maria T Marois, Dr Christopher H Schmid, Dr Ida Sim, Dr Richard Kravitz

This paper describes a qualitative study that explored patient perceptions about their participation in an N-of-1 study in the area of chronic pain management. The study involved semi-structured interviews with 33 participants and the authors found that participants are enthusiastic about recording and accessing their own data and see value in sharing their N-of-1 data with their clinicians. This study contributes to the limited existing qualitative evidence exploring N-of-1 trials from the perspective of the patient.

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