Eileen Mary Holowka

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
qualitative 2022
Endometriosis::How advocacy, awareness and algorithms could shorten the long wait for diagnosis and treatment

Endometriosis affects an estimated 200 million people worldwide. Despite its prevalence, those living with the disease often wait an average of 7.5 years between start of symptoms and diagnosis. This delay is due to a variety of reasons, in…

qualitative 2022
Mediating Pain: Navigating Endometriosis on Social Media
Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3389/fpain.2022.889990

With the rise of social media, many people with endometriosis have turned to platforms such as Facebook and Instagram in the face of lacking care. This qualitative study focuses on why and how people with endometriosis use these platforms. …

observational 2022
Toward a digital citizen lab for capturing data about alternative ways of self-managing chronic pain: An attitudinal user study
Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences ·doi:10.3389/fresc.2022.942822

BACKGROUND: Myriad psychosocial and cultural factors influence personal ways of coping with chronic pain (CP). Mobile health (mHealth) apps facilitate creation of citizen laboratories outside clinical frameworks. However, issues of safety, …