In the study in the journal Pain, researchers divided about 400 participants who had been prescribed long-term opioid treatment for their pain into two groups: one received treatment as usual and another received treatment and access to a self-guided, e-health program.
For this study, the researchers used a psychologist-designed e-health program, called Goalistics Chronic Pain Management. This self-guided course aims to help people manage their own pain and its many impacts on their lives. The program contains a mix of pain tracking tools, cognitive therapy, exercise tips, and relationship advice, as well as information about opioid use and risks.
Of the e-health group, more than half, 53.6%, were able to reduce their opioid medications by 15% or more after six months compared to 42.3% of patients in the control group.
The findings provide more evidence that online self-management programs are beneficial for chronic pain patients, and a variety of agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, support their widespread use.
在《疼痛》雜誌的研究中，研究人員將約 400 名接受長期阿片類藥物治療疼痛的參與者分為兩組：一組接受常規治療，另一組接受治療並獲得自我指導的電子健康計劃.
在這項研究中，研究人員使用了心理學家設計的電子健康計劃，稱為Goalistics Chronic Pain Management。這門自學課程旨在幫助人們管理自己的痛苦及其對生活的諸多影響。該計劃包含多種疼痛追踪工具、認知療法、鍛煉技巧和關係建議，以及有關阿片類藥物使用和風險的信息。
在電子健康組中，超過一半 (53.6%)的者在六個月後能夠將阿片類藥物的使用量減少15% 或更多，而對照組患者的這一比例為 42.3%。
調查結果提供了更多證據表明在線自我管理計劃對慢性疼痛患者有益，包括疾病控制和預防中心在內的各種機構都支持其廣泛使用。
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