eVISualisation of Physical Activity and Pain (eVIS) for Patients With Chronic Pain

To facilitate individualized physical activity levels within the Swedish IPRP setting, an eVISualisation (eVIS) of physical activity and pain intervention has been systematically developed. eVIS is designed to target facilitating mechanisms for behavior change, such as outcome expectations, self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and self-efficacy, which are theoretically framed by the Social Cognitive Theory by Bandura. In eVIS, objectively measured physical activity tracking using a wrist-worn activity tracker (Fitbit Versa 2) is combined with a daily activity goal (steps/day) and daily patient reports of known important clinical outcome assessments: pain intensity and its affect on daily activities30-34 and pharmaceutical consumption. Data is collected and visualized in a purpose-developed web application, Pin And TRaining ON-line (PATRON), which can be used by the patient and the IPRP-team to follow and adjust individual physical activity levels.