2025 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 1-6
Cognitive behavioral therapy has been used as a treatment to improve pain, mood, and quality of life in chronic pain patients. Recently, internet-based interventions have increased due to the ease of access to treatment. We developed an online cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) program, based on an existing face-to-face group CBGT program, and tested its effectiveness with 30 patients with chronic pain. The program consisted of 12 weekly sessions. We used the visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain intensity as a primary evaluation measure at three points in time: at entry (T0), before treatment (T1), and after treatment (T2). The results indicated that VAS scores at T2 significantly improved compared to both T0 and T1 [T0: 73.0 (22.1), T1: 73.9 (22.1), T2: 58.8 (27.3), mean (SD), p＜0.001]. These findings suggest that therapeutic effects are achieved through online CBGT interventions. However, a control group and the duration of post-treatment effects need to be assessed in future studies.
