Feasibility of Collecting Vulvar Pain Variability and Its Correlates Using Prospective Collection with Smartphones
Table 3
Feasibility of smartphone collection for prospective studies of vulvar pain among 23 women who completed one month of weekly tracking of vulvar pain and correlates, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, 2013.
Survey questions
(%)
Experience with tracking health-related issues prior to the study
Did you record any of the following prior to the study?
I did not record any of these items prior to the study
11 (48)
Pain
3 (13)
Communication with doctor
2 (9)
Pain management and/or treatment (medication)
1 (4)
Sexual intercourse
2 (9)
Mood
4 (17)
Pain anywhere else in your body
2 (9)
Diet
4 (17)
Exercise
7 (30)
Safety of vulvar pain tracking
Did recording your vulvar pain make it…?
A lot worse
0 (0)
Worse
1 (4)
No change
20 (87)
Better
2 (9)
A lot better
0 (0)
How concerned are you that tracking your vulvar pain will make your pain worse?
Very concerned
0 (0)
Concerned
1 (4)
Somewhat concerned
5 (22)
Neither concerned nor unconcerned
5 (22)
Somewhat unconcerned
2 (9)
Unconcerned
3 (13)
Very unconcerned
7 (30)
Feasibility of tracking with smartphone
How would you rate the ease of answering the questions on your smartphone?
Very difficult
0 (0)
Difficult
0 (0)
Easy
0 (0)
Very easy
23 (100)
How easy was it for you to perform the tasks of the study?
Very difficult
0 (0)
Difficult
0 (0)
Neutral
0 (0)
Easy
1 (4)
Very easy
22 (96)
How much did you like the prompts reminding you to take your survey?
Disliked extremely
0 (0)
Disliked very much
0 (0)
Neither liked nor disliked
2 (9)
Liked very much
7 (30)
Liked extremely
13 (57)
Prefer not to answer
1 (4)
If it was an option, would you be willing to continue recording your vulvar pain over an extended period of time?
Yes
23 (100)
No
0 (0)
For us to better understand your pain, would you be willing to record your pain level daily instead of weekly?
Yes
20 (87)
No
3 (13)
During the study, did you find it valuable to record these items? Endorsed responses listed.
Pain
15 (65)
Pain management and/or treatment
11 (48)
Sexual intercourse
12 (52)
Mood
10 (43)
Pain anywhere else in your body
7 (30)
I did not find it valuable to record any of these items
5 (22)
Prefer not to answer
1 (4)
What factors may reduce your ability to complete a survey within 24-hour prompt? Endorsed responses listed.
Too busy
8 (35)
Problem(s) with phone
11 (48)
Family responsibilities
1 (4)
Lack of privacy
3 (13)
Boredom with tracking
0 (0)
Out of town or on vacation
8 (35)
Pain prohibits daily activities
0 (0)
Other, please specify
2 (9)
No factors would reduce my ability to complete on time
7 (30)
Smartphone versus another method
Are you more likely to track your vulvar pain using your smartphone versus a computer?
Much more likely
15 (65)
More likely
5 (22)
Neither more nor less likely
2 (9)
Less likely
1 (4)
Much less likely
0 (0)
Are you more likely to track your pain using your smartphone versus a pen and paper or diary?
