Abstract
High-quality and accurate monitoring of the dynamics of pain treatment, selection and correction of medications, prediction of long-term results and improvement of a scientifically based approach to pain treatment necessitate the automation of pain treatment services in medical institutions. One of the ideas for such automation is to create a mobile application – software to collect the necessary data on diagnosis, prescription of medications, the possibility of further scientific analysis of the results and optimization of existing approaches to pain treatment at the state level. Objective. Improve pain diagnosis and treatment outcomes. Results. It was found that 384 (96 %) of the patients were male. Of these, 240 (60 %) were active military personnel, 148 (37 %) were veterans, and 12 (3 %) were civilians. At the time of treatment, 332 (83 %) patients were in hospital, 40 (10 %) were at home, 16 (4 %) were in a military unit, 10 (2.5 %) were in a rehabilitation centre, and 2 (0.5 %) did not provide their location. 320 (80 %) patients were diagnosed with chronic pain, as they had a history of pain ≥ 3 months. The average pain intensity on the numerical pain rating scale was 6 (3-9) points, and the DN4 data was 5 (4-6) points. The most frequent complaints from DN4 were «tingling» and «electric shock» sensations, reported in 288 (72 %) and 272 (68 %) cases, respectively. In addition, 344 (86 %) patients complained of sleep disturbances. The average age of the patients was 35 (22-48) years. Conclusion. In Ukraine, this is the first assessment of patients using a mobile application for pain management. Such a tool allows us to help patients with pain at all stages of treatment, regardless of their location. Particular attention should be paid to the prospect of using this approach to diagnose and treat pain in wounded, as such patients will primarily seek treatment from their family doctor after inpatient treatment and rehabilitation, who should have the option of engaging pain management experts.
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