Intelligent Pain Management System for Assessing Pain in Cancer Patients
Intelligent Pain Management System for Assessing Pain in Cancer Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Intelligent Pain Management System
 (IPMS) could make recording and interfering pain timely among cancer patients with pain. The
 system's usability, feasibility, compliance, and satisfaction will also be assessed.
Research indicate that over one-third of cancer patients experienced cancer pain, which is
 known as a major reason leading to lower quality of life of the patients.In this present
 study, the investigators aim to design, develop, and test the feasibility of a low cost,
 conveniently implemented mobile application to facilitate real-time pain recording and timely
 intervention among Chinese cancer patients with pain. This system evaluate real-time pain and
 Karnofsky Performance Status（KPS）scores for quality of life, and to generate an action plan
 to visit the physician or to adjust pain medication dosage when the pain threshold is
 reached. The investigators study is to test this system's effectiveness.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  the patient was able to read Chinese and use smart phones;

 -  the patient was diagnosed with cancer and has self-reported cancer pain within a month
 prior to the study;

 -  the patient was being seen on a regular basis by the oncology team;

 -  the patient was under standard analgesia treatments;

 -  the patient was estimated to have over 3 months survival time.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  the patients who self-reported to have severe cognitive impairments or major comorbid
 illnesses that would interfere with pain assessment.