title: Development of a Guided Internet-based Psycho-education Intervention Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Self-Management for Individuals with Chronic Pain.
abstract: Evidence-based chronic pain treatment includes nonpharmacologic therapies. When addressing barriers to treatment, there is a need to deliver these therapies in a way that is accessible to all individuals who may benefit. To develop a guided Internet-based intervention for individuals with chronic pain, program content and sequence of evidence-based treatments for chronic pain, traditionally delivered via in-person sessions, were identified to be adapted for Internet delivery. With consideration to historical barriers to treatment, and through use of a concept map, therapeutic components and educational material were situated, in an ordered sequence, into six modules. An Internet-based chronic pain intervention was constructed to improve access to evidence-based chronic pain therapies. Research using this intervention, in the form of a pilot study for intervention refinement, was conducted, and a large-scale study to assess effectiveness is necessary prior to implementation. As clients may face barriers to multimodal treatment for chronic pain, nurses could introduce components of education, cognitive behavioral therapy and self-management to clients and prepare them for the "work" of managing chronic pain, through use of this Internet-based intervention.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: jperry@sl.on.ca.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Elizabeth G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: VanDenKerkhof
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Departments of Psychology, Anesthesiology, and Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Dean A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Tripp
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D000078329:Workforce