ArticleJournal of contextual behavioral science2021
Single-Session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Interventions for Patients with Chronic Health Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Technology-supported Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic health conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Behaviour research and therapy · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological flexibility as a mechanism of change in online ACT among adults living with chronic health conditions.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Trial
- Development and pre-pilot testing of STAMP + CBT: an mHealth app combining pain cognitive behavioral therapy and opioid support for patients with advanced cancer and pain.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Trial
- A brief acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for individuals at risk of neurodegenerative disease: A translational study in inherited prion disease.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026Article
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychosocial Outcomes in Children and Young People with Long-Term Physical Health Conditions: Systematic Review of Intervention Studies.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Impacts of Post-Covid Condition (PCC) in Sweden: a cross-sectional observational survey study.BMC public health · 2026Observational
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- Integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with intervention mapping to enhance self-care in type 2 diabetes: a conceptual framework.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Leveraging the Single-Session Intervention approach to address psychological distress following a traumatic event: Opportunities to advance early intervention for trauma.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Community-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Programmes for rheumatic conditions: An acceptability and qualitative process evaluation study.British journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Single-Session Digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- iACT4IBD: a randomised controlled trial of a brief online intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy to improve wellbeing for adults with inflammatory bowel disease.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Development of a patient centred, structured, individually tailored, multi-component intervention to promote rehabilitation and recovery after critical illness: content, theory, and construction.NIHR open research · 2025Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of a single-session perioperative acceptance and commitment therapy workshop for preventing chronic postsurgical pain: a single-arm, non-randomized pilot trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Improving Collaborative Management of Multiple Mental and Physical Health Conditions: A Qualitative Inquiry into Designing Technology-Enabled Services for Eliciting Patients' Values.Proceedings of the ACM on human-computer interaction · 2024Article
- An Online Single-Session Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Associated with Multiple Sclerosis-Pilot Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Utilizing a learning health system to capture real-world patient data: Application of the reliable change index to evaluate and improve the outcome of a pain rehabilitation program.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2024Article
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- A Single-Session Process-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention Combined with Multimodal Rehabilitation Treatment for Chronic Pain Associated with Emotional Disorders.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Psychosocial intervention programme based on the needs of women undergoing termination of pregnancy for foetal anomalies: A modified Delphi study.Nursing open · 2024Review
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Abstract
rationaleChronic health conditions (CHCs) are costly and difficult to manage. Patients often struggle with behavioral adherence to complex treatment regimens and experience psychiatric distress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a transdiagnostic behavioral approach that aims to improve functioning and quality of life (QoL), which are important treatment outcomes for this population. Preliminary efficacy of multi-session ACT in patients with CHCs has been demonstrated, and single-session ACT interventions have since been developed to increase feasibility, acceptability, and accessibility. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to describe the literature on single-session ACT intervention studies in CHC populations with regards to (1) study design and methodology, (2) patient characteristics and conditions targeted, and (3) efficacy for outcomes across various domains, using narrative and quantitative methods.
methodsPsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science were systematically searched in August 2020. Studies of single-session ACT interventions in adult patients with CHCs that reported quantitative outcomes in any of the following domains were included: (a) functioning and related domains (e.g., disability, QoL, well-being); (b) mental health; (c) physical health; (d) ACT processes. Both controlled and uncontrolled studies were included. Study quality was assessed using the Psychotherapy Outcome Study Methodology Rating Scale (POMRF). Between-group random effects meta-analysis was conducted on general functioning outcomes.
resultsFourteen manuscripts reporting outcomes from 13 studies ( DISCUSSION: Use of single-session ACT interventions in CHC populations is an emergent field. There is preliminary evidence for the acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy of these interventions, which provides support for further testing in fully-powered RCTs. Additional RCTs will enable larger meta-analyses and stronger conclusions about efficacy. Recommendations for future trials are provided.
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