Comparing the effectiveness of an internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention with a wait list control on health related quality of life among adults with multimorbidity: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Event Abstract Back to Event Comparing the effectiveness of an internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention with a wait list control on health related quality of life among adults with multimorbidity: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial Brian Slattery1*, Laura O'Connor1, Christopher Dwyer1, Siobhan O'Higgins1 and Brian McGuire1 1 NUI Galway, School of Psychology, Ireland Multimorbidity is defined as the coexistence of two or more conditions within one person, where no one condition is primary. Chronic Pain (CP) is found to be one of the most frequent conditions represented amongst multimorbidities. CP and in particular MM, can have significant debilitating effects on a persons’ Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). There is a dearth of research however, targeting and improving HRQoL for people living with MM, were CP is a feature. Aim of Investigation: This study will compare the clinical- effectiveness of an online ACT intervention with a waitlist control condition in terms of increasing health related quality of life among people with multimorbidities, were chronic pain is a feature. Methods: Adult participants with non-malignant pain that persists for at least three months and at least one other condition as diagnosed by a doctor will be randomised to one of two study conditions. The experimental group will undergo an 8-session internet-delivered ACT-programme over an 8-week period. A wait-list group will be offered the ACT intervention after the 3-month follow-up period. Results: Participants will be assessed pre-intervention, post-intervention and at a 3-month follow-up. HRQoL will be the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes will include: pain intensity; depression; acceptance of chronic pain and symptoms of other morbidities. Conclusions: At present, we are in the early stages of participant recruitment. As a result, the focus of this poster will be on describing the methodological and recruitment processes for the current study. Acknowledgements Acknowledgements: This study is part of a larger project funded by the HRB – reference number RLA/ 2013/ Brian McGuire. Keywords: multimorbidity, Chronic Pain, ACT, online-Intervention, randomised controlled trials Conference: 2nd Behaviour Change Conference: Digital Health and Wellbeing, London, United Kingdom, 24 Feb - 25 Feb, 2016. Presentation Type: Poster presentation Topic: Academic Citation: Slattery B, O'Connor L, Dwyer C, O'Higgins S and McGuire B (2016). Comparing the effectiveness of an internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention with a wait list control on health related quality of life among adults with multimorbidity: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Front. Public Health. Conference Abstract: 2nd Behaviour Change Conference: Digital Health and Wellbeing. doi: 10.3389/conf.FPUBH.2016.01.00095 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 27 Nov 2015; Published Online: 09 Jan 2016. * Correspondence: Dr. Brian Slattery, NUI Galway, School of Psychology, Galway, Ireland, brian.slattery@nuigalway.ie Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Brian Slattery Laura O'Connor Christopher Dwyer Siobhan O'Higgins Brian McGuire Google Brian Slattery Laura O'Connor Christopher Dwyer Siobhan O'Higgins Brian McGuire Google Scholar Brian Slattery Laura O'Connor Christopher Dwyer Siobhan O'Higgins Brian McGuire PubMed Brian Slattery Laura O'Connor Christopher Dwyer Siobhan O'Higgins Brian McGuire Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.