Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions for chronic pain: A systematic literature review
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We systematically reviewed all literature concerning online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions for chronic pain to evaluate their (1) ACT content, (2) design characteristics, (3) design rationales, and (4) adherence. A systematic search was performed on July 9th, 2020 in; PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Search terms related to: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, chronic pain, and eHealth. Extracted data concerned ACT content, design characteristics, adherence, and design rationales. 20 articles, in which 14 interventions were described, met all inclusion criteria. Adherence and design rationales were described to a limited extent in the included studies. In total, the majority provided an overview of the included ACT processes. In 10 articles it was described that the intervention was delivered via a dedicated website (n = 10), which was sometimes combined with an app (n = 3). Guidance was included in most studies (n = 19). Studies including RCT's (n = 8) reported online ACT interventions to be effective. Online ACT interventions for chronic pain have been shown to be effective and have generally been constructed in line with ACT theory. However, the majority of studies does not provide information about the choices to optimize the fit between task, technology, and user. Considerations behind the choices for intervention features as well as design rationales could help to optimize future online ACT interventions. Additionally, consistent attention should be paid to measurement and operationalization of adherence, since this is a crucial link between content, design and effectiveness.
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ACT can be delivered effectively in multiple formats (online, individually, and in groups).
“ACT can also be delivered effectively in multiple formats (online, individually, and in groups) [18,19]”
From A digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and education intervention targeting stress of parents and caregivers with preterm babies in the neonatal intensive care unit: A randomised controlled cluster trial protocol (2024) · cites this paper as [19]
The Discussion and conclusions section (page unavailable) states that online ACT interventions for chronic pain have been shown to be effective. This review does not establish effectiveness for ACT delivered individually or in groups, so it supports only the online part of the attributed claim. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredCognitive-behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy are the internet-delivered therapies with greater evidence.
“CBT and ACT appear as the internet-delivered therapies with greater evidence (Eccleston et al., 2014; van de Graaf et al., 2021)”
From Online ACT intervention for fibromyalgia: An exploratory study of feasibility and preliminary effectiveness with smartphone-delivered experiential sampling assessment (2022) · cites this paper as van de Graaf et al., 2021
The Discussion and conclusions (page unavailable) reports evidence from five RCTs that online ACT is effective for important chronic-pain outcomes. The review does not establish that CBT and ACT have greater evidence than other internet-delivered therapies, or assess the evidence for CBT alongside ACT. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn order to promote compliance, the characteristics of fibromyalgia patients were taken into account in designing the experiential sampling assessment.
“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).”
From Online ACT intervention for fibromyalgia: An exploratory study of feasibility and preliminary effectiveness with smartphone-delivered experiential sampling assessment (2022) · cites this paper as Van de Graaf et al., 2021
The Discussion and conclusions section (page unavailable) says tailoring online interventions to users’ characteristics can stimulate adherence. It does not say that fibromyalgia patients’ characteristics were used to design an experience-sampling assessment; the review concerns online ACT interventions for chronic pain. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredACT has consistently demonstrated efficacy as a treatment for depression, anxiety, and chronic pain, symptoms commonly experienced by patients with SLE.
“ACT has consistently demonstrated efficacy as a treatment for a wide range of symptoms commonly experienced by patients with SLE, such as depression (6), anxiety (7), and chronic pain (8).”
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- Authors
- van de Graaf, D. L., Trompetter, H. R., Smeets, T., & Mols, F.
- Affiliations
- Tilburg University (NL)
- Venue
- Internet Interventions
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-12
- Volume
- 26
- Pages
- 100465
- ISSN
- 2214-7829 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8502909
- OpenAlex
- W3203705086
- Semantic Scholar
- 4da48f9b6be6cbba6492ff059ba92d8428ca7f54
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 83
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 1.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Internet Interventions (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research portal (Tilburg University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Dutch Cancer Society (12181)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Keywords
- acceptance and commitment therapy, chronic pain, online intervention, e-health, intervention design, design rationale, adherence, mobile application
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