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Controlled trial of Internet-based treatment with telephone support for chronic back pain
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an Internet-based cognitive-behavioral intervention with telephone support for chronic back pain. Participants who met the criteria for chronic back pain (N=56) were randomly assigned to either an Internet-based cognitive behavioral self-help treatment or to a waiting-list control condition. The study period lasted 8 weeks and consisted of 1 week of self-monitoring prior to the intervention, 6 weeks of intervention, and 1 week of post-intervention assessment. Treatment consisted of education, cognitive skill acquisition, behavioral rehearsal, generalization and maintenance. The dropout rate was 9% (N=5). Results showed statistically significant improvements in catastrophizing, control over pain and ability to decrease pain. Some improvement was found in both the control group and the treatment group. A follow-up of 3 months after treatment termination was completed in 92% (N=47) of the participants who completed the treatment intervention. Follow-up results showed that some improvement was maintained. Findings indicate that Internet-based self-help with telephone support, based on established psychological treatment methods, holds promise as an effective approach for treating disability in association with pain.
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“Internet-based self-help interventions for chronic pain have been shown to be effective for a number of pain conditions, including headache,35 non-headache chronic pain,36 and rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or fibromyalgia.37”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Buhrman, M., Fältenhag, S., Ström, L., & Andersson, G.
- Affiliations
- Linköping University (SE)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Andersson, Gerhard
- Venue
- Pain
- Published
- 2004-10
- Volume
- 111
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 368-377
- ISSN
- 0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2032200452
- Cited by
- 232
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 16
- FWCI
- 5.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Pain (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
- Keywords
- chronic back pain, online intervention, telephone support, cognitive behavioral therapy, self-help treatment, pain catastrophizing, pain management, pain intensity, treatment discontinuation, follow-up maintenance, disability
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Analysis of Variance, Back Pain, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Telephone, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internet
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