Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2020
Patients' experiences of internet-based Acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain: a qualitative study.
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The trial behind it
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Guided Internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial
MOBACT: An Internet-Based Guided Self-Help Intervention Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Efficacy of Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, Stress, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Feasibility and acceptability of a guided internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy intervention (MobACT) for adults with chronic pain in Italy: A pilot mixed-methods randomized controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2026Article
- Physiotherapy informed by acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic low back pain: A randomized trial.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2026Article
- Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a guided internet-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention (MobACT) for adults with Chronic Pain in Italy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Community-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Programmes for rheumatic conditions: An acceptability and qualitative process evaluation study.British journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Participant experiences of guided self-help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for improving quality of life in muscle disease: a nested qualitative study within the ACTMus randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Internet-Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Added to Multimodal Pain Rehabilitation: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions for chronic pain: A systematic literature review.Internet interventions · 2021Review
- Youths' and Parents' Experiences and Perceived Effects of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2021Article
- The Effect of Benson's Relaxation Technique on Pain Intensity, Belief, Perception, and Acceptance in adult Hemophilia Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2021Article
- Experiences of internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and anxiety among Arabic-speaking individuals in Sweden: a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundChronic pain is a globally widespread condition with complex clusters of symptoms within a heterogeneous patient group. Internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (IACT) has shown promising results in the treatment of chronic pain. How IACT is experienced by patients is less well known. Qualitative studies of patients' experiences are needed to further understand factors behind both engagement and negative effects. The aim of this study was to explore how IACT was experienced by chronic pain patients who had participated in a controlled trial.
methodsThrough an open and exploratory approach this study aimed to investigate how IACT was experienced when delivered as a guided self-help program to persons with chronic pain. Eleven participants were interviewed over telephone after completing IACT.
resultsQualitative analysis based on grounded theory resulted in 2 core categories and 8 subcategories. In treatment: Physical and cognitive restraints, Time and deadline, Therapist contact, and Self-confrontation. After treatment: Attitude to pain, Image of pain, Control or Command, and Acting with pain. Individual differences as well as specific conditions of the treatment may explain variations in how the treatment was approached, experienced and what consequences it led to. Therapist guidance and deadlines for homework play complex roles in relation to autonomy and change.
conclusionsAdjusting treatment content and format based on participants' characteristics, such as expectations, motivation and restraints, might positively affect engagement, autonomy and change. Further research on attrition and negative effects of treatment might clarify what enables chronic pain patients to benefit from IACT.
trial registrationclinicaltrials.gov (NCT01603797). Registered 22 May 2012. Retrospectively registered.
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