ACTsmart – development and feasibility of digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adults with chronic pain
Abstract Accessibility of evidence-based behavioral health interventions is one of the main challenges in health care and effective treatment approaches are not always available for patients that would benefit from them. Digitization has dramatically changed the health care landscape. Although mHeal...
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doaj-7165ce18177d4519a04c2c80722429642021-02-23T09:42:40ZengNature Publishing Groupnpj Digital Medicine2398-63522020-02-013111210.1038/s41746-020-0228-4ACTsmart – development and feasibility of digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adults with chronic painCharlotte Gentili0Vendela Zetterqvist1Jenny Rickardsson2Linda Holmström3Laura E. Simons4Rikard K. Wicksell5Functional Unit Behavioral Medicine, Function Area Medical Psychology, Karolinska University HospitalFunctional Unit Behavioral Medicine, Function Area Medical Psychology, Karolinska University HospitalFunctional Unit Behavioral Medicine, Function Area Medical Psychology, Karolinska University HospitalFunctional Unit Behavioral Medicine, Function Area Medical Psychology, Karolinska University HospitalDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of MedicineFunctional Unit Behavioral Medicine, Function Area Medical Psychology, Karolinska University HospitalAbstract Accessibility of evidence-based behavioral health interventions is one of the main challenges in health care and effective treatment approaches are not always available for patients that would benefit from them. Digitization has dramatically changed the health care landscape. Although mHealth has shown promise in addressing issues of accessibility and reach, there is vast room for improvements. The integration of technical innovations and theory driven development is a key concern. Digital solutions developed by industry alone often lack a clear theoretical framework and the solutions are not properly evaluated to meet the standards of scientifically proven efficacy. On the other hand, mHealth interventions developed in academia may be theory driven but lack user friendliness and are commonly technically outdated by the time they are implemented in regular care, if they ever are. In an ongoing project aimed at scientific innovation, the mHealth Agile Development and Evaluation Lifecycle was used to combine strengths from both industry and academia in the development of ACTsmart – a smartphone-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy treatment for adult chronic pain patients. The present study describes the early development of ACTsmart, in the process of moving the product from alpha testing to a clinical trial ready solution.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-020-0228-4 |
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ACTsmart – development and feasibility of digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adults with chronic pain |
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ACTsmart – development and feasibility of digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adults with chronic pain |
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Abstract Accessibility of evidence-based behavioral health interventions is one of the main challenges in health care and effective treatment approaches are not always available for patients that would benefit from them. Digitization has dramatically changed the health care landscape. Although mHealth has shown promise in addressing issues of accessibility and reach, there is vast room for improvements. The integration of technical innovations and theory driven development is a key concern. Digital solutions developed by industry alone often lack a clear theoretical framework and the solutions are not properly evaluated to meet the standards of scientifically proven efficacy. On the other hand, mHealth interventions developed in academia may be theory driven but lack user friendliness and are commonly technically outdated by the time they are implemented in regular care, if they ever are. In an ongoing project aimed at scientific innovation, the mHealth Agile Development and Evaluation Lifecycle was used to combine strengths from both industry and academia in the development of ACTsmart – a smartphone-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy treatment for adult chronic pain patients. The present study describes the early development of ACTsmart, in the process of moving the product from alpha testing to a clinical trial ready solution. |
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