Systematic evaluation of commercially available pain‐management <scp>mHealth</scp> apps for chronic pain in the <scp>United Kingdom</scp>

Commercially available pain apps in the United Kingdom are generally of moderate quality, with limited integration of social, goal-setting, and adaptive features. Greater personalization is needed to strengthen engagement and clinical impact in digital pain self-management.

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British Journal of Health Psychology
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2026-01-26
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https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70053
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Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
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Systematic evaluation of commercially available pain‐management mHealth apps for chronic pain in the United Kingdom

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British Journal of Health Psychology
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Systematic evaluation of commercially available pain‐management mHealth apps for chronic pain in the United Kingdom

Michael Passaportis, Faith Matcham, Jenna L. Gillett, Rebecca P. Harding, Eleanor Miles
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Abstract

Commercially available pain apps in the United Kingdom are generally of moderate quality, with limited integration of social, goal-setting, and adaptive features. Greater personalization is needed to strengthen engagement and clinical impact in digital pain self-management.

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