A pilot project to test the feasibility of automated text messaging to collect multi‐day patient‐reported outcomes related to pain interference after total joint arthroplasty in veterans

Abstract

A pilot project to test the feasibility of automated text messaging to collect multi-day patient-reported outcomes related to pain interference after total joint arthroplasty in veterans Acute postoperative pain trajectories may differ between surgical procedures [1] and individuals who undergo the same procedure [2]. To date, clinical measurement of acute pain has been generally limited to pain intensity, which provides an inadequate assessment of recovery [3]. Despite recommendations to incorporate patient-reported outcomes into peri-operative pain assessment and management [3], technological and other barriers have prevented incorporation into routine clinical care.