TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of an Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy programme on chronic pain patients JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 87 LP - 87 DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2016-102305 VL - 19 IS - 3 AU - Dave A Bergeron Y1 - 2016/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/19/3/87.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Dear BF, Gandy M, Karin E, et al. The Pain Course: a randomised controlled trial examining an internet-delivered pain management program when provided with different levels of clinician support. Pain 2015;156:1920–1935.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedInternet-delivered chronic pain (CP) management programmes are effective when integrated into existing health services.Identification and validation of essential components of an Internet-delivered CP management programme, as well as characteristics of patients most likely (or not likely) to benefit from such a programme, should be the participants of future research.Many studies indicate benefits of biopsychosocial CP management programmes, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Patients cannot always access such programmes, however, and consequently are undertreated.1 Internet-delivered programmes built on the same principles, but with different levels of clinician support, could be an innovative approach that … ER -