Assessing the Efficacy of an Acceptance-Based Digital Intervention for Veterans With Chronic Pain

"Participants receive 7 online modules, provided as weekly sessions that feature Coach Anne as a virtual, animated treatment guide. All content is presented interactively, through text-based conversations with Coach Anne. Veterans will hear what Coach Anne says and respond to her using text-based dialogue options that will trigger different responses from Coach Anne as the conversation progresses, to allow the system to responsively interact in a personalized manner with the Veteran. Veterans will also be presented with videos (e.g., Veteran narratives, metaphors), in-module assessments (e.g., values assessments), and interactive opportunities for goal setting."

"Participants will receive 7 modules (15 to 20 minutes each) of content based on a common non-ACT based VA treatment option, Pain School. The adaptation used for this study, Online Pain School, will support Veterans' self-management of their chronic pain by providing informational videos on chronic pain and its health impacts, short behavioral exercises to help with pain management, and psychoeducation on different wellness techniques for their pain management toolbox."