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ArticleSystematic reviews2016

The effectiveness of information and communication technology-based psychological interventions for paediatric chronic pain: protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis and intervention content analysis.

Angeline Traynor, Eimear Morrissey, Jonathan Egan, Brian E McGuire

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Angeline TraynorSchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. a.traynor2@nuigalway.ie.ORCID 0000-0002-2428-2749
Eimear MorrisseySchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Jonathan EganSchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Brian E McGuireSchool of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.

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backgroundResource and geographic barriers are the commonly cited constraints preventing the uptake of psychological treatment for chronic pain management. For adults, there is some evidence to support the use of information and communication technology (ICT) as a mode of treatment delivery. However, mixed findings have been reported for the effectiveness and acceptability of psychological interventions delivered using information and communication technology for children and adolescents. This is a protocol for a review that aims to (i) evaluate the effectiveness of psychological interventions delivered using information and communication technology for children and adolescents with chronic pain and (ii) identify the intervention components and usability factors in technology-based treatments associated with behaviour change. METHODS/

designWe will conduct a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of psychological interventions for paediatric chronic pain delivered using ICT. We plan to directly compare ICT-based, psychological interventions with active control, treatment as usual or waiting list control conditions. This systematic review will be reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidance. Published and unpublished randomised controlled trials will be included and the literature search will comprise Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library on Wiley, including CENTRAL and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Grey literature including theses, dissertations, technical and research reports will also be examined. Two review authors will independently conduct study selection, relevant data extraction and assessment of methodological quality. Risk of bias in included studies will be assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool criteria. Two qualified coders will independently code behaviour change techniques according to the behaviour change taxonomy (v1) of 93 hierarchically clustered techniques and a novel coding scheme for mode of delivery and usability factors. A quantitative synthesis will be conducted if appropriate. DISCUSSION: The findings of this review may offer insight for healthcare professionals working in chronic pain services and to researchers involved in designing and evaluating information and communication technology-based interventions. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42016017657.

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PediatricsChronic PainCognitive Behavioral TherapyHumansMedical InformaticsMeta-Analysis as TopicSystematic Reviews as TopicChronic painCognitive behavioural therapyInformation technologyInternetMeta-analysisOnlinePsychologicalRandomised controlled trialsSystematic review

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