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Interactive voice response technology for symptom monitoring and as an adjunct to the treatment of chronic pain

Authors: Gregory Lieberman, BA, Magdalena R Naylor, MD, PhD

Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine | Issue 1/2012

ABSTRACT

Chronic pain is a medical condition that severely decreases the quality of life for those who struggle to cope with it. Interactive voice response (IVR) technology has the ability to track symptoms and disease progression, to investigate the relationships between symptom patterns and clinical outcomes, to assess the efficacy of ongoing treatments, and to directly serve as an adjunct to therapeutic treatment for chronic pain. While many approaches exist toward the management of chronic pain, all have their pitfalls and none work universally. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one approach that has been shown to be fairly effective, and therapeutic interactive voice response technology provides a convenient and easy-to-use means of extending the therapeutic gains of CBT long after patients have discontinued clinical visitations. This review summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of IVR technology, provides evidence for the efficacy of the method in monitoring and managing chronic pain, and addresses potential future directions that the technology may take as a therapeutic intervention in its own right.

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Title: Interactive voice response technology for symptom monitoring and as an adjunct to the treatment of chronic pain
Authors: Gregory Lieberman, BA
Magdalena R Naylor, MD, PhD
Publication date: 01-03-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1869-6716
Electronic ISSN: 1613-9860
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-012-0115-x

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