2D vs. 3D Pain Visualization: User Preferences in a Spinal Cord Injury Cohort

Spyridonis, Fotios; Ghinea, Gheorghiţă

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-21675-6_37

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“…Their preliminary studies supported the feasibility of this approach. Spyridonis and Ghinea [17] found that patients with spinal cord injuries found 3D diagrams a more expressive medium for describing their pain symptoms than 2D diagrams.…”

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confidence: 98%

BodyDiagrams

Jang

MacLean

Heer

2014

Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Thousands of people use the Internet to discuss pain symptoms. While communication between patients and physicians involves both verbal and physical interactions, online discussions of symptoms typically comprise text only. We present BodyDiagrams, an online interface for expressing symptoms via drawings and text. BodyDiagrams augment textual descriptions with pain diagrams drawn over a reference body and annotated with severity and temporal metadata. The resulting diagrams can easily be shared to solicit feedback and advice. We also conduct a two-phase user study to assess BodyDiagrams' communicative efficacy. In the first phase, users describe pain symptoms using BodyDiagrams and a text-only interface; in the second phase, medical professionals evaluate these descriptions. We find that patients are significantly more confident that their BodyDiagrams will be correctly interpreted, while medical professionals rated BodyDiagrams as significantly more informative than text descriptions. Both groups indicated a preference for using diagrams to communicate physical symptoms in the future.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 98%

BodyDiagrams

Jang

MacLean

Heer

2014

Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…Their preliminary studies supported the feasibility of this approach. Spyridonis and Ghinea [9] found that patients with spinal cord injuries found 3D diagrams a more expressive medium for describing their pain symptoms than 2D diagrams.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 98%

Designing a prototype interface for visual communication of pain

Jang

MacLean

Heer

2013

CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Thousands of people use Online Health Communities (OHCs) as a forum for expressing and collaborating on symptoms of pain. Despite the physical nature of pain, these exchanges typically comprise text. While pain referral diagrams have served as patient-physician communication aids for decades, little research has focused on translating them into an interactive digital interface. We propose that such an interface would provide a more efficient and accurate mechanism for expressing pain and would facilitate useful discussion around pain symptoms. In this work-in-progress, we present a pilot study in which users expressed physical symptoms using pen and paper. Our results uncovered several design considerations that are currently being used to inform the design of Body Diagrams, an interactive pain visualization tool that we plan to deploy to a pain-related OHC in the near future.

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“…Shaballout et al showed that a digital solution for drawing pain can not only contribute to a better understanding of the pain situation for physicians, but also facilitate analysis and quantification (15). Further improvement in the precision of this approach could be achieved by drawing pain directly on a 3D model (16). This still does not allow for the illustration of the patients' altered body image, in particular the phantom.…”

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Visualizing the Unseen: Illustrating and Documenting Phantom Limb Sensations and Phantom Limb Pain With C.A.L.A.

Bressler

Merk

Heinzel

et al. 2022

Front. Rehabilit. Sci.

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Currently, there is neither a standardized mode for the documentation of phantom sensations and phantom limb pain, nor for their visualization as perceived by patients. We have therefore created a tool that allows for both, as well as for the quantification of the patient's visible and invisible body image. A first version provides the principal functions: (1) Adapting a 3D avatar for self-identification of the patient; (2) modeling the shape of the phantom limb; (3) adjusting the position of the phantom limb; (4) drawing pain and cramps directly onto the avatar; and (5) quantifying their respective intensities. Our tool (C.A.L.A.) was evaluated with 33 occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and other medical staff. Participants were presented with two cases in which the appearance and the position of the phantom had to be modeled and pain and cramps had to be drawn. The usability of the software was evaluated using the System Usability Scale and its functional range was evaluated using a self-developed questionnaire and semi-structured interview. In addition, our tool was evaluated on 22 patients with limb amputations. For each patient, body image as well as phantom sensation and pain were modeled to evaluate the software's functional scope. The accuracy of the created body image was evaluated using a self-developed questionnaire and semi-structured interview. Additionally, pain sensation was assessed using the SF-McGill Pain Questionnaire. The System Usability Scale reached a level of 81%, indicating high usability. Observing the participants, though, identified several operational difficulties. While the provided functions were considered useful by most participants, the semi-structured interviews revealed the need for an improved pain documentation component. In conclusion, our tool allows for an accurate visualization of phantom limbs and phantom limb sensations. It can be used as both a descriptive and quantitative documentation tool for analyzing and monitoring phantom limbs. Thus, it can help to bridge the gap between the therapist's conception and the patient's perception. Based on the collected requirements, an improved version with extended functionality will be developed.

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2D vs. 3D Pain Visualization: User Preferences in a Spinal Cord Injury Cohort

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

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Designing a prototype interface for visual communication of pain

Visualizing the Unseen: Illustrating and Documenting Phantom Limb Sensations and Phantom Limb Pain With C.A.L.A.

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