Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions for chronic pain: A systematic literature review

Graaf, Daniëlle L. van de; Trompetter, H.R.; Smeets, Tom; Mols, Floortje

doi:10.1016/j.invent.2021.100465

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“…By, for example, 'shooting away' their pain, patients could embody that 'stronger' back. This might result from cognitive-behavioral therapeutic principles, including acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness, underlying the VR game [25,43] which is a promising tool for any therapeutic VR to increase patient empowerment. This value particularly shows that empirical research into values provides more positive results than speculation.…”

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Evaluating value mediation in patients with chronic low-back pain using virtual reality: contributions for empirical research in Value Sensitive Design

Smits¹,

Goor²,

Kallewaard

et al. 2022

Health Technol.

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Value Sensitive Design (VSD) is the most well-known method to consider values in design. It consists of three iterative phases of investigation: conceptual, empirical, and technical. Although the approach is promising, the role of empirical research remains unclear. We address two opportunities for extending the role of empirical research in VSD. First, we argue that empirical research enables us to identify values in context. Second, we explain that empirical research enables us to anticipate how technology mediates the values of users. We make our point by means of an empirical study in a real-life controlled experimental context into the value mediation of virtual reality (VR) in patients with chronic low-back pain. Using value-oriented semi-structured interviews with twenty patients, we first analyze what values these patients consider important, and how the values are experienced. The second set of interviews held after all patients used VR four weeks at home, aims to provide insight into value changes as mediated by VR. We end the article by a comparison of our empirical results with previous, often speculative, literature into values in VR. We show that empirical research benefits the VSD process by providing in-depth insight into the effects of context and technology on values and the ability to translate these insights into recommendations for more responsible design and implementation of the technology.

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Evaluating value mediation in patients with chronic low-back pain using virtual reality: contributions for empirical research in Value Sensitive Design

Smits¹,

Goor²,

Kallewaard

et al. 2022

Health Technol.

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“…In addition to the formal use of self-report questionnaires at pre- and post-intervention and follow-up, multiple measures were collected in the patients' natural contexts through Experiential Sampling (ES) for six weeks pre-and post-intervention. Besides, in order to promote compliance, the characteristics of FM patients were taken into account in designing the ES assessment ( Van de Graaf et al, 2021 ). Instead of the typical ES configuration with multiple daily measurements, the current procedure involved multiple weekly measurements, which was aimed to prevent noncompliance due to fatigue.…”

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“…Online psychological interventions for chronic pain have amply demonstrated to be effective ( Buhrman et al, 2016 ), with similar effects of face-to-face and online formats ( Carlbring et al, 2018 ; Herbert et al, 2017 ). CBT and ACT appear as the internet-delivered therapies with greater evidence ( Eccleston et al, 2014 ; van de Graaf et al, 2021 ), achieving significant improvements in quality of life, moderate reductions of distress, and modest reductions of pain-related symptoms in chronic conditions, including FM ( Bernardy et al, 2019 ; Trindade et al, 2021 ; White et al, 2020 ). Although online interventions have demonstrated to be effective even in one-session and in a self-help format, their effectiveness appears to increase with a minimum of sessions and in a guided format ( Lin et al, 2015 ; Vowles et al, 2020 ).…”

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Online ACT intervention for fibromyalgia: An exploratory study of feasibility and preliminary effectiveness with smartphone-delivered experiential sampling assessment

Coba¹,

Rodríguez-Valverde²,

López³

2022

Internet Interventions

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“…eHealth is defined as the use of information and communication technology for health [ 9 , 10 ]. A wide range of eHealth tools (such as mobile applications and online interventions) have been developed to improve self-management for acute and chronic pain, with promising results regarding their effectiveness [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Several reasons for the additional value of eHealth in the treatment for patients with CMP can be mentioned.…”

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An eCoach-Pain for Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Interdisciplinary Primary Care: A Feasibility Study

Lamper

Huijnen

Mooij

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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eHealth could support cost-effective interdisciplinary primary care for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. This study aims to explore the feasibility of the eCoach-Pain, comprising a tool measuring pain complexity, diaries, pain education sessions, monitoring options, and chat function. Feasibility was evaluated (June–December 2020) by assessing learnability, usability, desirability, adherence to the application, and experiences from patients and general practitioners, practice nurses mental health, and physiotherapists. Six primary healthcare professionals (PHCPs) from two settings participated in the study and recruited 29 patients (72% female, median age 50.0 years (IQR = 24.0)). PHCPs participated in a focus group. Patient data was collected by evaluation questionnaires, individual interviews, and eCoach-Pain-use registration. Patients used the eCoach during the entire treatment phase (on average 107.0 days (IQR = 46.0); 23 patients completed the pain complexity tool and used the educational sessions, and 12 patients the chat function. Patients were satisfied with the eCoach-Pain (median grade 7.0 (IQR = 2.8) on a 0–10 scale) and made some recommendations for better fit with patient-specific complaints. According to PHCPs, the eCoach-Pain is of added value to their treatment, and patients also see treatment benefits. However, the implementation strategy is important for successful use of the eCoach-Pain. It is recommended to improve this strategy and involve a case-manager per patient.

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Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions for chronic pain: A systematic literature review

Cited by 32 publications

References 69 publications

Evaluating value mediation in patients with chronic low-back pain using virtual reality: contributions for empirical research in Value Sensitive Design

Evaluating value mediation in patients with chronic low-back pain using virtual reality: contributions for empirical research in Value Sensitive Design

Online ACT intervention for fibromyalgia: An exploratory study of feasibility and preliminary effectiveness with smartphone-delivered experiential sampling assessment

An eCoach-Pain for Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Interdisciplinary Primary Care: A Feasibility Study

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