Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs) in a Digital Mental Health Intervention for Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Chronic Pain

JITAIs are digital interventions that aim to deliver support to a user when the person is most in need and receptive to the intervention. In this study, multiple JITAIs will be tested and refined through completion of an iterative series of randomized trials that are interspersed with qualitative participant interviews. The purpose of each JITAI under investigation is to improve engagement with the Wysa for Chronic Pain app.

Wysa for Chronic Pain is an app-based digital mental health intervention that uses a behavioral activation framework and encourages users to work toward pain acceptance. The intervention also includes cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and sleep tools.