Journal article
Voice Assistant Reminders for Pain Self-Management Tasks in Aging Adults
Journal of gerontological nursing, Vol.46(10), pp.27-33
10/01/2020
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20200820-03
PMID: 32852047
Abstract
Aging adults are impacted by pain. Technology can assist older adults with pain self-management while allowing for independence. The current usability study explored the use of voice assistant reminders for two pain self-management tasks in aging adults. Fifteen community-dwelling older adults with chronic pain and an average age of 65 years used the voice assistant for 4 weeks. Participants had moderate scores for pain severity (mean = 4.6 [SD = 2.3]) and pain interference (mean = 4 [SD = 2.6]). Voice assistant usability was above average (78 of 100). Median time to set up the Google Home Assistant profile was 5 minutes (SD = 7.5), with a median of asking for help two times. Pain self-management task reminders from the voice assistant were perceived as consistent, easy to set up, and helpful for accountability. Voice assistant reminders may be an option to help encourage a variety of pain self-management tasks in aging adults.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Voice Assistant Reminders for Pain Self-Management Tasks in Aging Adults
- Creators
- Marcia Y. Shade - Omaha Nursing DivisionKyle Rector - University of IowaRasila Soumana - University of Nebraska Medical CenterKevin Kupzyk - Omaha Nursing Division
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gerontological nursing, Vol.46(10), pp.27-33
- Publisher
- Slack Inc
- DOI
- 10.3928/00989134-20200820-03
- PMID
- 32852047
- ISSN
- 0098-9134
- eISSN
- 1938-243X
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- University of Nebraska Medical Center's Center for Patient, Family, and Community Engagement in Chronic Care Management
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Computer Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984259464602771
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