An evaluation of a digital pain management programme: clinical effectiveness and cost savings.
Chronic pain
clinical effectiveness
cognitive behaviour therapy
cost saving
digital interventions
evaluation
online
pain management programme
psychoeducation
web-based
Journal
British journal of pain
ISSN: 2049-4637
Titre abrégé: Br J Pain
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101583844
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2020
Nov 2020
Historique:
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2020
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2020
medline:
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2020
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ppublish
Résumé
Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent causes of disability worldwide, and digital interventions may be one of the ways to meet this need. Randomised controlled trials have demonstrated that digital interventions can be effective in treating chronic pain. This study aimed to establish the clinical effectiveness of a web-based pain management programme (PMP), specifically whether it would lead to improved clinical outcomes and reduced health care costs in a real-world clinical setting. Of 738 participants, 438 engaged with the programme and 300 did not. Two analyses were conducted: a within-subjects pre-post comparison of clinical outcomes for participants who completed the programme and a between-groups comparison of health care usage for those who engaged and those who did not. Participants who completed the programme made significant improvements with regard to their perceived health status, level of disability, mood, confidence managing pain, problems in life due to pain and level of pain. Around one-third of participants made reliable changes in their levels of disability, depression and anxiety. There was no relationship between gender or age and engagement with the programme. Those who engaged with the programme demonstrated reduced health care costs in the year following referral, whereas health care costs of non-engagers increased. Limitations of the study include a high drop-out rate and a non-randomised comparison group. Results must therefore be interpreted with some caution. A web-based pain management programme can be clinically effective and may be a useful addition to the treatments offered by pain management services.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33194188
doi: 10.1177/2049463719865286
pii: 10.1177_2049463719865286
pmc: PMC7605062
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
238-249Informations de copyright
© The British Pain Society 2019.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest: Dr Theo John Pimm and Dr Ranjeeta Lota are Clinical Psychologists working at the Buckinghamshire Chronic Pain and Fatigue Management Service and Laura Williams, Megan Reay, Laura Coote and Ciara Maloney are former employees of the trust. Wellmind Media have kindly provided the Buckinghamshire Chronic Pain Service with complimentary licences for the online programme.
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