VirtualPain. Preliminary findings from a group-based digital therapeutics intervention for fibromyalgia

Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disorder characterized by chronic pain, with significant medical, psychological, and socio-economic implications. Although there is limited evidence, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has shown to be effective in improving FM symptoms. An alternative to enhance...

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Autores: Vilalta-Abella, Ferran, Porras-García, Bruno, Ghiţă, Alexandra, Vacas, Montserrat, Prat-Galbany, Mónica, Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/227859
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/227859
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Palabra clave:Realitat virtual en la medicina
Fibromiàlgia
Teràpia cognitiva
Teràpia de la conducta
Tractament del dolor
Virtual reality in medicine
Fibromyalgia
Cognitive therapy
Behavior therapy
Pain treatment
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spelling VirtualPain. Preliminary findings from a group-based digital therapeutics intervention for fibromyalgiaVilalta-Abella, FerranPorras-García, BrunoGhiţă, AlexandraVacas, MontserratPrat-Galbany, MónicaGutiérrez Maldonado, JoséRealitat virtual en la medicinaFibromiàlgiaTeràpia cognitivaTeràpia de la conductaTractament del dolorVirtual reality in medicineFibromyalgiaCognitive therapyBehavior therapyPain treatmentIntroduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disorder characterized by chronic pain, with significant medical, psychological, and socio-economic implications. Although there is limited evidence, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has shown to be effective in improving FM symptoms. An alternative to enhance CBT effectiveness is to incorporate digital therapeutics (DTx). Aim: We conducted a pilot study to investigate whether the addition of a DTx intervention (VirtualPain)to cognitive-behavioral group therapy (CBGT) can reduce pain perception and associated symptoms in patients with FM. Method: Ten patients with FM were initially recruited from a public hospital in Barcelona. The treatment consisted of 6 weeks of VirtualPain group sessions and 16 weeks of CBGT. Measures of catastrophizing, self-efficacy, and coping were recorded before, during, and after the protocol. In the DTx sessions, pain intensity was recorded before and after each session. Results: The program (DTx and CBGT) showed asignificant improvement in pain-related self-efficacy and relaxation measures. Improvement in pain perception was observed only after the DTx intervention. Conclusions: This study provides preliminary results regarding the addedvalue ofDTx(VirtualPain) as part of a CBGTfor FM. The use of the program has facilitated a significant reduction in pain perception in each of the VirtualPain sessions, which provides further evidence of how this technology can be beneficial for improving FM treatments.SAGE Publications2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/227859Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637231210391British Journal of Pain, 2024, vol. 18, num.2, p. 155-165https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637231210391cc by (c) Vilalta-Abella, Ferran et al., 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2278592026-05-27T06:46:51Z
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title VirtualPain. Preliminary findings from a group-based digital therapeutics intervention for fibromyalgia
spellingShingle VirtualPain. Preliminary findings from a group-based digital therapeutics intervention for fibromyalgia
Vilalta-Abella, Ferran
Realitat virtual en la medicina
Fibromiàlgia
Teràpia cognitiva
Teràpia de la conducta
Tractament del dolor
Virtual reality in medicine
Fibromyalgia
Cognitive therapy
Behavior therapy
Pain treatment
title_short VirtualPain. Preliminary findings from a group-based digital therapeutics intervention for fibromyalgia
title_full VirtualPain. Preliminary findings from a group-based digital therapeutics intervention for fibromyalgia
title_fullStr VirtualPain. Preliminary findings from a group-based digital therapeutics intervention for fibromyalgia
title_full_unstemmed VirtualPain. Preliminary findings from a group-based digital therapeutics intervention for fibromyalgia
title_sort VirtualPain. Preliminary findings from a group-based digital therapeutics intervention for fibromyalgia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vilalta-Abella, Ferran
Porras-García, Bruno
Ghiţă, Alexandra
Vacas, Montserrat
Prat-Galbany, Mónica
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
author Vilalta-Abella, Ferran
author_facet Vilalta-Abella, Ferran
Porras-García, Bruno
Ghiţă, Alexandra
Vacas, Montserrat
Prat-Galbany, Mónica
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
author_role author
author2 Porras-García, Bruno
Ghiţă, Alexandra
Vacas, Montserrat
Prat-Galbany, Mónica
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Realitat virtual en la medicina
Fibromiàlgia
Teràpia cognitiva
Teràpia de la conducta
Tractament del dolor
Virtual reality in medicine
Fibromyalgia
Cognitive therapy
Behavior therapy
Pain treatment
topic Realitat virtual en la medicina
Fibromiàlgia
Teràpia cognitiva
Teràpia de la conducta
Tractament del dolor
Virtual reality in medicine
Fibromyalgia
Cognitive therapy
Behavior therapy
Pain treatment
description Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disorder characterized by chronic pain, with significant medical, psychological, and socio-economic implications. Although there is limited evidence, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has shown to be effective in improving FM symptoms. An alternative to enhance CBT effectiveness is to incorporate digital therapeutics (DTx). Aim: We conducted a pilot study to investigate whether the addition of a DTx intervention (VirtualPain)to cognitive-behavioral group therapy (CBGT) can reduce pain perception and associated symptoms in patients with FM. Method: Ten patients with FM were initially recruited from a public hospital in Barcelona. The treatment consisted of 6 weeks of VirtualPain group sessions and 16 weeks of CBGT. Measures of catastrophizing, self-efficacy, and coping were recorded before, during, and after the protocol. In the DTx sessions, pain intensity was recorded before and after each session. Results: The program (DTx and CBGT) showed asignificant improvement in pain-related self-efficacy and relaxation measures. Improvement in pain perception was observed only after the DTx intervention. Conclusions: This study provides preliminary results regarding the addedvalue ofDTx(VirtualPain) as part of a CBGTfor FM. The use of the program has facilitated a significant reduction in pain perception in each of the VirtualPain sessions, which provides further evidence of how this technology can be beneficial for improving FM treatments.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637231210391
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