The Use of a Digital Application for Reporting Pain and Pain Management in Home Hospice

Patients and caregivers assigned to the e-PainSupport condition will download the app on their own device, or they will be given a project tablet with wireless capability if they do not have their own device. All receive specific training for the intervention. They will also receive a hardcopy of the e-PainSupport manual and a trouble-shooting guide. Contact information will be provided in the app and on paper for technical problems. Caregivers complete Education Module, and patients may complete it. Caregiver or patient will fill out Pain Report daily. Pain Summary for Nurses is an automatically generated graphic summary of patients' Pain Reports over time. Nurses have access to this information during the time the patients and caregivers use e-PainSupport.