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This scoping review, conducted according to the PRISMA-ScR checklist and the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology, analyzed 26 studies selected through a search of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. Inclusion criteria comprised studies published between 2015 and 2025 that involved patients discharged home after surgery, that used digital or telemedicine tools for pain management, and that included active involvement of healthcare professionals and reported clinical outcomes. Studies show the use of a variety of digital tools, including mobile applications, web platforms, wearable sensors, automated messaging systems, and virtual reality technologies, alternating across settings for the assessment and management of pain at home, educational and therapeutic support, and to enhance communication between healthcare professionals and patients. Most reported outcomes focus on improved home-based pain control, a reduction in opioid consumption, and a high level of patient satisfaction. However, some challenges remain, particularly the low level of digital literacy among certain segments of the population. In conclusion, the implementation of telemedicine and digital technologies for managing postoperative pain at home proves to be a promising strategy. Nonetheless, it requires further scientific investigation and, from policymakers, significant investments in professional training and technological infrastructure to ensure an increasingly equitable and sustainable distribution of home healthcare services.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14114009","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,5]],"date-time":"2025-06-05T11:04:06Z","timestamp":1749121446000},"page":"4009","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Use of Digital and Telemedicine Tools for Postoperative Pain Management at Home: A Scoping Review of Health Professionals\u2019 Roles and Clinical Outcomes"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Gianluca","family":"Azzellino","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L\u2019Aquila, 67100 L\u2019Aquila, Italy"},{"name":"Complex Operational Unit, Adriatic District Area, Azienda Unit\u00e0 Sanitaria Locale 04 Teramo (AUSL 04 Teramo), 64100 Teramo, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0452-3282","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ernesto","family":"Aitella","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L\u2019Aquila, 67100 L\u2019Aquila, Italy"},{"name":"Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis, Azienda Unit\u00e0 Sanitaria Locale 04 Teramo (AUSL 04 Teramo), 64100 Teramo, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1841-2807","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lia","family":"Ginaldi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L\u2019Aquila, 67100 L\u2019Aquila, Italy"},{"name":"Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis, Azienda Unit\u00e0 Sanitaria Locale 04 Teramo (AUSL 04 Teramo), 64100 Teramo, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-9049-8467","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patrizia","family":"Vagnarelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Complex Operational Unit, Adriatic District Area, Azienda Unit\u00e0 Sanitaria Locale 04 Teramo (AUSL 04 Teramo), 64100 Teramo, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4253-1312","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Massimo","family":"De Martinis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L\u2019Aquila, 67100 L\u2019Aquila, Italy"},{"name":"Long-Term Care Unit, \u201cMaria SS. dello Splendore\u201d Hospital, Azienda Unit\u00e0 Sanitaria Locale 04 Teramo (AUSL 04 Teramo), Giulianova, 64021 Teramo, Italy"},{"name":"UniCamillus-Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, 00131 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"33","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijsu.2018.11.022","article-title":"\u201cLet the patient decide\u201d\u2014Person-centered postoperative follow-up contacts, initiated via a phone app after day surgery: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial","volume":"61","author":"Dahlberg","year":"2019","journal-title":"Int. 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