Summary
The 3D pain monitoring product from Brunel University reduces the cost of caring for patients suffering significant pain whilst improving their overall quality of life. It does this by replacing the current 2 dimensional paper based pain indication methods during consultations with a system that records patients' self-reported pain profile over time, away from the clinic. The data collected by the patient is reviewed by clinicians remotely or very efficiently during their appointment. This reduces clinician/patient exposure time and increases the accuracy of determining prescription, saving significant costs and increasing the number of patients seen during clinics. Moreover, the product allows patients to become stakeholders in the management of their pain, reinforcing links between activities undertaken and medication intake and the nature and location of pain experienced.
Main Features
Applications
Status
Working prototype system developed and end user tested
IP status
Available for licensing
Availability
Demonstration of system available
Technical
The application has been developed for both Windows as well as Android platforms. Users have the ability to input pain information through a variation of ways, including text boxes for comments and additional information, and check lists/combo boxes for predefined answer selections. Finally, pain intensity is inputted for a particular region of the body via a Visual Analogue Scale (scroll bar) ranging from 0-9 (0-no pain; 9- worst pain you can imagine).
System Requirements:
- Windows NT or Windows 7 platforms
- Smartphone: Android 2.3 or above, or Windows Mobile 6.5