期刊
JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE
卷 27, 期 4, 页码 195-208出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X19871746
关键词
Teletherapy; chronic pain; systematic review; cognitive behavioural therapy; innovative technology
资金
- 2015 National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression (NARSAD) Young Investigator Grant
- 2017 Harvard Medical School Norman E. Zinberg Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry Research
The systematic review found that remote online cognitive-behavioral therapy can effectively improve the quality of life for chronic pain patients, although the overall quality of evidence is moderate. Controlled trials are needed to assess live remote teletherapy for chronic pain.
Objective A systematic review designed to evaluate the benefits of remote group pain management for persons with chronic pain was performed. Methods PubMed, EMBASE and PsychINFO databases were searched in April 2019. Eligible studies evaluated teletherapy for chronic pain based on set inclusion and exclusion criteria. Two reviewers independently screened eligible studies, assessed risk of bias and extracted data. Each study design was rated and study quality was assessed using an 11-point scale of methodological quality. Results Comprehensive searches identified 12 studies that met all inclusion/exclusion criteria and each study was assessed for type of technology, study design, outcome measures, study findings and limitations. No published studies investigated synchronous teletherapy for groups of chronic pain patients. Methods of assessment varied considerably across studies. Strength of evidence was moderate and many of the selected studies had issues with treatment compliance/adherence and selection bias. Teletherapy strategies for persons with chronic pain were shown to improve pain, mood, disability and catastrophising, however half of the studies selected did not meet the criteria for acceptable standards for internal validity. Those trials with limited therapist involvement appeared to be less beneficial and tended to report lower adherence than those which had higher levels of therapist guidance or peer support. Conclusions Preliminary findings suggest that teletherapy and remote online cognitive behavioural therapy strategies can be effective in improving quality of life among persons with chronic pain, although the overall quality of evidence is moderate. Controlled trials are needed to assess live remote teletherapy for chronic pain.
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