Pain education program using games and online teaching: beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Mimi Mun Yee Tse; Tyrone Tai On Kwok; Timothy Chung Ming Wu; Kin Pong To; Percy Poo See Tse; Jiafan He

doi:10.1080/09581596.2025.2516029

Pain education program using games and online teaching: beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Mimi Mun Yee Tse
, Tyrone Tai On Kwok
, Timothy Chung Ming Wu
, Kin Pong To
, Percy Poo See Tse
, Jiafan He

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Chronic pain affects older adults’ quality of life, worsened by COVID-19 healthcare disruptions. This study introduces the Gamified Web-based Pain Management Program (GAP), a digital tool using gamification to improve pain education. Developed with the Model of Technology Adoption by Older Adults, GAP was tested in a quasi-experimental pilot study. Four community-dwelling adults (aged ≥65) participated for 4 weeks. Pain was assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). Post-intervention, pain severity dropped from 3.44 to 1.31 and interference from 2.39 to 0.43, with positive usability feedback. Limits include the small sample and no control group. Larger, controlled trials are needed to confirm efficacy. GAP shows promise for pain management in older adults during healthcare challenges.

Original language	English
Article number	2516029
Journal	Critical Public Health
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2025.2516029
Publication status	Published - 18 Jun 2025

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic
Chronic pain
gamification
gamified web-based pain management program (GAP)
older adults
pain education

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Pain education program using games and online teaching: beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

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