B-ePain

Abstract

Chronic pain reduces quality of life and affects patients' emotional well-being. When technologies for monitoring and reporting emotions are applied to people suffering from chronic pain, mental health problems may be detected, allowing health professionals to improve patients' treatments and understand their patients in real contexts. However, older patients with chronic pain are limited by their knowledge about technology. Our work aims to understand how to design wearable devices that allow older adults to input complex information such as pain levels and emotional states.