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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on July 31, 2008
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2009 34(5):511-516; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsn082
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This article appears in the following Journal of Pediatric Psychology issue: Special Issue: eHealth in Pediatric Psychology [View the issue table of contents]

Brief Report: Web-based Management of Adolescent Chronic Pain: Development and Usability Testing of an Online Family Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program

Anna C. Long and Tonya M. Palermo

Oregon Health and Science University

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dr Anna C. Long, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University, Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-Operative Medicine, 3181 SW, Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mailstop UHS-2, Portland, OR 97239. E-mail: longann{at}ohsu.edu


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Objectives This study evaluates the usability and feasibility of a Web-based intervention (Web-MAP) to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to adolescents with chronic pain and their parents. Methods The Web site was evaluated in two stages. In stage one, recovered adolescents and parents (n = 5 dyads), who had completed office-based CBT through a pediatric pain management clinic, completed ratings of Web site content, usability, appearance, and theme. In stage two, treatment-seeking adolescents and their parents (n = 6 dyads) completed the full-length Web program. Program usage data were obtained to assess interaction with the Web site. Results Participants rated moderate to strong acceptability of the program. Usage data indicated that participants interacted with the site and used communication features. Conclusions Feedback from usability testing provided important information in the process of designing a feasible Web-based treatment for adolescents with chronic pain for use in a randomized controlled trial.

Key words: adolescents; chronic and recurrent pain; computer applications/ehealth; family therapy.

Received February 26, 2008; revision received July 7, 2008; accepted July 10, 2008


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