An Online Acceptance and Mindfulness Intervention for Chronic Pain in Veterans: Development and Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
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This paper outlines the development and pilot feasibility protocol for VACT-CP, an online acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for veterans with chronic pain delivered via an embodied conversational agent. The study describes a three-phase process involving expert consultation, usability testing, and a randomized controlled trial comparing the digital program to a waitlist control group. It is intended for researchers and clinicians interested in the design and evaluation of digital mental health interventions for veteran populations.
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- Erin D. Reilly (University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School), Ummul‐Kiram Kathawalla (Boston University), Hannah Robins (Suffolk University), Alicia A. Heapy (Yale University), Timothy P. Hogan (Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital), Molly E. Waring (University of Connecticut), Karen S. Quigley (Northeastern University), Charles E. Drebing (Cheyenne VA Medical Center), Timothy Bickmore (Northeastern University), Matias Volonte (Northeastern University), Megan M. Kelly (University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School)
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- 2023-03-07
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- 10.2196/45887
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@article{allodium:14dcb72151bf42ef,
title = {An Online Acceptance and Mindfulness Intervention for Chronic Pain in Veterans: Development and Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial},
author = {Erin D. Reilly and Ummul‐Kiram Kathawalla and Hannah Robins and Alicia A. Heapy and Timothy P. Hogan and Molly E. Waring and Karen S. Quigley and Charles E. Drebing and Timothy Bickmore and Matias Volonte and Megan M. Kelly},
year = {2023},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.2196/45887},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/45887}
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TY - JOUR TI - An Online Acceptance and Mindfulness Intervention for Chronic Pain in Veterans: Development and Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial AU - Reilly, Erin D. AU - Kathawalla, Ummul‐Kiram AU - Robins, Hannah AU - Heapy, Alicia A. AU - Hogan, Timothy P. AU - Waring, Molly E. AU - Quigley, Karen S. AU - Drebing, Charles E. AU - Bickmore, Timothy AU - Volonte, Matias AU - Kelly, Megan M. PY - 2023 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.2196/45887 UR - https://doi.org/10.2196/45887 ER -
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Reilly, E. D., Kathawalla, U., Robins, H., Heapy, A. A., Hogan, T. P., Waring, M. E., Quigley, K. S., Drebing, C. E., Bickmore, T., Volonte, M., & Kelly, M. M. (2023). An Online Acceptance and Mindfulness Intervention for Chronic Pain in Veterans: Development and Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.2196/45887
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