Method and system for providing cognitive behavioral therapy for pain patients

Abstract

In order to solve the above problem, the cognitive behavioral therapy providing method of the present invention may include the steps of providing a plurality of questionnaire data for diagnosing the condition of a pain patient on a user terminal, receiving questionnaire response data to the plurality of questionnaire data via the user terminal, identifying a user group to which the pain patient belongs from a plurality of user groups classified according to the condition of the pain patient based on the questionnaire response data, and determining an initial treatment protocol corresponding to the user group from a plurality of treatment protocols.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and system that can provide customized cognitive behavioral therapy to pain patients. [Background technology]

[0002] Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psychological treatment method based on the premise that a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are closely related to one another. During the treatment process, patients are encouraged to recognize their own emotions, identify incorrect beliefs, and change problematic behaviors.

[0003] Recently, as the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy has been scientifically proven, the number of cases in which it is used to treat mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, and pain has gradually increased.

[0004] Meanwhile, with the advancement of technology, electronic devices (e.g., smartphones, tablet PCs, etc.) have become increasingly popular, which has led to a gradual increase in dependency on the Internet in many aspects of daily life.

[0005] In this way, with the development of various technologies, including the Internet, behavioral patterns that were previously highly dependent on offline activities have gradually shifted to online activities, and online-centered activities are now increasing dramatically.

[0006] In line with these changing trends, industries such as the medical industry, which are primarily based offline due to the nature of their services, are increasingly attempting to provide medical services online.

[0007] Therefore, nowadays, various medical services are provided online, allowing patients, or users, to consult with medical staff about their illnesses with just a few clicks via electronic devices connected to the Internet.

[0008] As an example of such technology, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2195512 discloses technology relating to a server and system that provides an online medical platform, providing patients with information about medical service locations that use online services. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0009] The present invention relates to a cognitive behavioral therapy delivery method and system that can deliver cognitive behavioral therapy for pain patients based on digital devices.

[0010] In particular, the present invention relates to a method and system for providing cognitive behavioral therapy that can provide customized cognitive behavioral therapy taking into account the characteristics of the patient.

[0011] More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and system for providing cognitive behavioral therapy that can provide customized cognitive behavioral therapy by reflecting the patient's pain duration and the degree of cognitive distortion.

[0012] Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method and system for providing cognitive behavioral therapy that can provide updated cognitive behavioral therapy to a pain patient based on the pain patient's improvement due to the progress of the cognitive behavioral therapy. [Means for solving the problem]

[0013] In order to solve the above problem, the cognitive behavioral therapy providing method of the present invention may include the steps of providing a plurality of questionnaire data for diagnosing the condition of a pain patient on a user terminal, receiving questionnaire response data for the plurality of questionnaire data via the user terminal, detecting condition information of the pain patient related to the pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient based on the questionnaire response data, identifying a user group corresponding to the condition information of the pain patient from a plurality of user groups classified according to the pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion, determining an initial treatment protocol corresponding to the user group from a plurality of treatment protocols, and sequentially providing a plurality of specific treatment programs included in the initial treatment protocol to the user terminal according to the treatment week set for each of the plurality of specific treatment programs.

[0014] The treatment protocol of the present invention can be understood as a treatment process consisting of multiple treatment programs, each matched to a different topic. A specific treatment program may include at least one treatment module related to a specific topic matched to the specific treatment program. Here, a treatment module can be understood as a detailed category for cognitive-behavioral treatment of a pain patient for a specific topic. In one example, a server stores multiple treatment programs, each matched to a different topic, each including at least one treatment module related to the topic matched to the multiple treatment programs. Each of the multiple treatment protocols may be composed of at least one different treatment program or treatment module depending on the characteristics of the pain duration and the degree of cognitive distortion of the user group matched to the multiple treatment protocol.

[0015] In this case, the multiple user groups may include a first user group having acute pain and high cognitive distortion in relation to the characteristics of pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion, a second user group having acute pain and low cognitive distortion in relation to the characteristics of pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion, a third user group having chronic pain and high cognitive distortion in relation to the characteristics of pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion, and a fourth user group having chronic pain and low cognitive distortion in relation to the characteristics of pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion, and the criterion for distinguishing between acute pain and chronic pain may be determined based on whether the pain duration exceeds a reference period, and the criterion for distinguishing between high cognitive distortion and low cognitive distortion may be determined based on whether a score (SCORE) collected based on multiple questions related to cognitive distortion exceeds a reference score.

[0016] In one example, the step of sequentially providing to the user terminal includes a step of sequentially providing to the user terminal specific treatment modules constituting the plurality of specific treatment programs according to the treatment week set for each of the plurality of specific treatment programs, and a step of collecting treatment response data from the user terminal using the specific treatment modules, and may further include a step of updating the initial treatment protocol using the treatment response data.

[0017] In one example, the step of updating the initial treatment protocol is performed by updating the initial treatment protocol using initial treatment response data obtained from treatment modules provided for each treatment week of a predetermined initial treatment period during a predetermined overall treatment period during which the plurality of specific treatment programs are to be provided to the user terminal, and the updating of the initial treatment protocol may be performed by changing at least one of the remaining treatment programs assigned to the remaining treatment periods of the overall treatment period excluding the initial treatment period and the treatment modules constituting the remaining treatment programs.

[0018] In one example, the step of updating the initial treatment protocol may include the steps of: using the initial treatment response data to analyze the pain patient's condition for each of a plurality of different analysis categories related to at least one of emotion, pain, insomnia, cognitive distortion, and stress; using the analysis results to identify a category among the plurality of analysis categories in which the pain patient's problem symptoms meet predetermined criteria; and modifying the remaining treatment program assigned to the remaining treatment period and at least one of the treatment modules that make up the remaining treatment program so as to be related to the identified category.

[0019] In one example, as a result of updating the initial treatment protocol, at least some of the example sentences provided by the treatment modules that make up the remaining treatment program may be modified to relate to the identified category.

[0020] In one example, the step of updating the initial treatment protocol includes a step of determining whether to maintain a preset total treatment period for providing the plurality of specific treatment programs to the user terminal based on the treatment response data, and a step of updating the preset total treatment period based on the determination result, wherein the updating of the preset total treatment period may include shortening the total treatment period to a period shorter than the total treatment period or extending the total treatment period to a period longer than the total treatment period. In one example, each of the plurality of specific treatment programs may include a worksheet module for checking at least one of the pain patient's pain level, pain duration, mental health state, and physical health state, and the step of sequentially providing the plurality of specific treatment programs to the user terminal may prioritize providing user response information to a worksheet module provided in a treatment week prior to the current treatment week before providing a treatment program corresponding to the current treatment week among the plurality of specific treatment programs to allow the pain patient to recognize the pain patient's past condition.

[0021] Furthermore, the cognitive behavioral therapy provision system of the present invention includes a communication unit that communicates with a user terminal, a storage unit that stores multiple treatment programs that are each matched to different topics, and a control unit that provides multiple questionnaire data for diagnosing the condition of a pain patient on the user terminal, wherein the control unit receives response data to the multiple questionnaire data from the user terminal via the communication unit, detects condition information of the pain patient related to the pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient based on the response data, identifies a user group corresponding to the condition information of the pain patient from multiple user groups classified according to the pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion, determines an initial treatment protocol corresponding to the user group from multiple treatment protocols, and provides multiple specific treatment programs included in the initial treatment protocol to the user terminal in sequence according to the treatment week set for each of the multiple specific treatment programs.

[0022] Furthermore, a program executed by one or more processes in an electronic device and stored on a computer-readable recording medium may include instructions to perform the following steps: providing a plurality of questionnaire data for diagnosing the condition of a pain patient on a user terminal; receiving response data to the plurality of questionnaire data via the user terminal; detecting condition information of the pain patient related to the pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient based on the response data; identifying a user group corresponding to the condition information of the pain patient from a plurality of user groups classified according to the pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion; determining an initial treatment protocol corresponding to the user group from a plurality of treatment protocols; and sequentially providing a plurality of specific treatment programs included in the initial treatment protocol to the user terminal according to the treatment week set for each of the plurality of specific treatment programs. [Effects of the Invention]

[0023] As described above, the method and system for providing cognitive behavioral therapy for pain patients according to the present invention can receive questionnaire response data for multiple questionnaires via a user terminal and detect condition information for the pain patient related to the pain patient's pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion based on the questionnaire response data. Furthermore, a treatment protocol for cognitive behavioral therapy customized for the pain patient can be provided based on the condition information for the pain patient. As a result, rather than providing a pain patient with a uniform cognitive behavioral therapy depending on the disease, the method and system for providing cognitive behavioral therapy according to the present invention can provide a pain patient with a behavioral treatment program customized for the pain patient, taking into account the pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion, even if the pain patient has the same disease. Furthermore, pain patients can receive cognitive behavioral therapy customized to their own condition.

[0024] Furthermore, the method and system for providing cognitive behavioral therapy for pain patients according to the present invention can sequentially provide multiple specific treatment programs according to the treatment week, thereby allowing pain patients to receive cognitive behavioral therapy systematically and complete the treatment without interruption.

[0025] Furthermore, the method and system for providing cognitive behavioral treatment for pain patients according to the present invention updates the treatment program to be useful for the cognitive behavioral treatment of the pain patient based on treatment response data collected during the progress of the cognitive behavioral treatment, thereby making it possible to provide an updated cognitive behavioral treatment that takes into account the pain patient's improvement status, rather than continuously providing the pain patient with an initially determined cognitive behavioral treatment method. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0026] [Figure 1] 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a cognitive behavioral therapy providing system according to the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing cognitive behavioral therapy according to the present invention. [Figure 3]FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing an initial treatment protocol taking into account the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion of a pain patient. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing an initial treatment protocol taking into account the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion of a pain patient. [Figure 5a] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing an initial treatment protocol taking into account the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion of a pain patient. [Figure 5b] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing an initial treatment protocol taking into account the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion of a pain patient. [Figure 6a] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing an initial treatment protocol taking into account the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion of a pain patient. [Figure 6b] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for providing an initial treatment protocol taking into account the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion of a pain patient. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for updating an initial treatment protocol. [Figure 8a] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for updating an initial treatment protocol. [Figure 8b] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for updating an initial treatment protocol. [Figure 8c] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for updating an initial treatment protocol. [Figure 8d] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for updating an initial treatment protocol. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0027] Hereinafter, the embodiments disclosed herein will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Regardless of the reference numerals, identical or similar components are designated by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "section" used in the following description are used solely for ease of description and do not have any distinct meanings or functions. Furthermore, when describing the embodiments disclosed herein, if a detailed description of related publicly known technology is deemed to obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein, such detailed description will be omitted. Furthermore, the accompanying drawings are intended to facilitate understanding of the embodiments disclosed herein, and the technical concepts disclosed herein should not be limited by the accompanying drawings, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives within the concept and technical scope of the present invention.

[0028] Terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another.

[0029] When a component is described as being "coupled" or "connected" to another component, it should be understood that it may be directly coupled or connected to the other component, but that there may be other components between them. On the other hand, when a component is described as being "directly coupled" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components between them.

[0030] The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

[0031] In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" and the like are intended to specify the presence of a specified feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof, and are to be understood as not precluding the possible presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0032] The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a customized behavioral treatment protocol for each pain patient, taking into account the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient, and in particular to a method and system for providing cognitive behavioral treatment for patients with pain caused by musculoskeletal disorders.

[0033] For the sake of convenience, the present invention will be described mainly with reference to "musculoskeletal disorders," but is not necessarily limited thereto. That is, the cognitive behavioral therapy of the present invention can include not only patients with pain due to musculoskeletal disorders, but also patients with pain due to various diseases (e.g., cancer, diabetes, hypertension, etc.).

[0034] In the present invention, the term "pain patient" refers to a patient who is experiencing pain due to a disease, and may be used interchangeably with "patient" or "user."

[0035] On the other hand, in the case of pain patients, even if they have the same disease (or illness), the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion may differ from patient to patient. Therefore, the present invention can provide a cognitive behavioral treatment protocol customized for each pain patient, reflecting the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion of the patient.

[0036] Hereinafter, a method and system for providing a customized cognitive behavioral treatment protocol for a pain patient will be specifically discussed with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a cognitive behavioral treatment delivery system according to the present invention. Figure 2 is a flowchart illustrating a cognitive behavioral treatment delivery method according to the present invention. Figures 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6a, and 6b are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method for providing an initial treatment protocol taking into account the pain duration and the degree of cognitive distortion of a pain patient. Figures 7, 8a, 8b, 8c, and 8d are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method for updating the initial treatment protocol.

[0037] As shown in FIG. 1, a cognitive behavioral therapy providing system for pain patients (hereinafter referred to as "cognitive behavioral therapy providing system") 100 according to the present invention can be embodied as an application or software.

[0038] In accordance with software implementations of the cognitive-behavioral therapy delivery system 100 of the present invention, the sequences and functions described herein may be implemented as separate software therapy modules, each of which may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein.

[0039] The cognitive behavioral therapy providing system 100 embodied as software may be downloaded to the user terminal 10 through a program (e.g., a Play Store) that allows applications to be downloaded, or may be embodied by an initial installation program on the user terminal 10. In this case, the communication unit 110, the storage unit 120, and the control unit 130 according to the present invention may be utilized as components of the user terminal 10.

[0040] In the present invention, the terminal 10 is also named a "mobile terminal" or an "electronic device", and the terminals described in this specification may include mobile phones, smartphones, laptop computers, digital broadcasting terminals, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players (PMPs), navigation systems, slate PCs, tablet PCs, ultrabooks, wearable devices such as smart watches, smart glasses, and head mounted displays (HMDs).

[0041] Meanwhile, the cognitive behavioral therapy provision system 100 may exist within a server (hereinafter referred to as the server) constructed separately from the user terminal 10 for a specific purpose (e.g., a function related to providing cognitive behavioral therapy), or may exist as a system separate from the server. When the cognitive behavioral therapy provision system 100 exists within the server, cognitive behavioral therapy services may be provided by at least one of the components of the communication unit 110, storage unit 120, and control unit 130 located within the server, or by a component module performing a function similar to each of the components. In this case, an application can provide services related to cognitive behavioral therapy on the user terminal 10 on which the application is installed by communicating with the server. Furthermore, the cognitive behavioral therapy provision system 100 according to the present invention can provide the cognitive behavioral therapy provision method according to the present invention to the user terminal 10 in cooperation with an external server. Meanwhile, the cognitive behavioral therapy provision system 100 according to the present invention can use the user terminal 10 to diagnose the pain duration and the degree of cognitive distortion of the “patient” U and provide a customized behavioral therapy protocol taking these into consideration.

[0042] Furthermore, "cognitive distortion" refers to a cognitive error that leads to incorrect assumptions or incorrect concepts about pain, surrounding circumstances, events, etc., and "degree of cognitive distortion" can be understood as a term that indicates the degree to which a patient's cognition is distorted. In the present invention, "degree of cognitive distortion" can be used interchangeably with "cognitive distortion state" and can be quantified as a "cognitive distortion score" or "cognitive distortion score."

[0043] Meanwhile, patient U can diagnose the duration of his / her pain and the degree of cognitive distortion through an application or web page provided by the cognitive behavioral treatment provision system 100 according to the present invention, and can manage at least one of his / her mental health condition and physical health condition, such as receiving counseling services according to a customized cognitive behavioral treatment protocol through the user terminal 10.

[0044] At this time, the patient U may have a user account registered in the cognitive behavioral therapy providing system 100 according to the present invention. For convenience of explanation, in this specification, the account of a patient user is referred to as a "patient account (or user account)."

[0045] As described above, an "account" can be created through a page linked to the cognitive behavioral therapy delivery system 100. Alternatively, an "account" can be created in at least one other system linked to the cognitive behavioral therapy delivery system 100 according to the present invention.

[0046] Therefore, in this specification, regardless of the system to which the account is issued, any account based on the cognitive behavioral therapy provision system 100 of the present invention will be referred to as an "account pre-registered in the cognitive behavioral therapy provision system 100 of the present invention."

[0047] Hereinafter, a cognitive behavioral therapy providing system 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment in which the system is implemented as an application on a user terminal 10.

[0048] 1, cognitive behavioral therapy delivery system 100 for pain patients according to the present invention may be configured to include at least one of communication unit 110, storage unit 120, and control unit 130. In this case, cognitive behavioral therapy delivery system 100 according to the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned components, and may further include components that perform the same functions as the devices described in this specification.

[0049] The communication unit 110 may include one or more treatment modules that enable wireless or wired communication between the cognitive behavioral therapy delivery system 100 and the user terminal 10, or between the cognitive behavioral therapy delivery system 100 and an external server. The communication unit 110 may also include one or more communication modules that connect the cognitive behavioral therapy delivery system 100 to one or more networks.

[0050] Specifically, the communication unit 110 can collect, from at least one source, questionnaire response data for diagnosing the patient's pain duration and the degree of cognitive distortion via the user terminal 10. In addition, the communication unit 110 can provide, via the user terminal 10, a cognitive behavioral therapy service customized according to the pain duration and the degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient.

[0051] The storage unit 120, also called a database (DB), is configured to store various information (or data) related to cognitive behavioral treatment of pain patients, such as collected questionnaire response data, diagnosis results based on the questionnaire response data, and cognitive behavioral treatment protocols based on the diagnosis results.

[0052] Furthermore, the cognitive behavioral therapy providing system 100 according to the present invention can utilize data stored in external storage separate from the storage unit 120, and such external storage can also be expressed as a "database."

[0053] Meanwhile, the control unit 130 can control the overall operation of the cognitive behavioral therapy providing system 100 according to the present invention.

[0054] 1, the control unit 130 can control to output a page (or service page 300) for providing cognitive behavioral therapy services via a display unit (or touch screen) provided in the user terminal 10. Such page 300 can be output on the user terminal 10 via an application or web page installed on the user terminal 10.

[0055] The page 300 is a page linked to the cognitive behavioral therapy providing system 100 according to the present invention, and is configured to be controlled by the cognitive behavioral therapy providing system 100 according to the present invention.

[0056] Furthermore, when the page 300 is provided in the form of an application, the page 300 can be controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the user terminal 10 in which the application is installed. In this case, the CPU of the user terminal 10 can provide services related to cognitive behavioral therapy to the pain patient based on information provided by the cognitive behavioral therapy providing system 100 according to the present invention.

[0057] The components of the cognitive behavioral therapy delivery system 100 according to the present invention have been discussed above. A method for providing a customized cognitive behavioral therapy protocol to a pain patient based on the above components will now be described.

[0058] As shown in FIG. 2, the method for providing cognitive behavioral therapy according to the present invention may include a step of providing a plurality of questionnaire data for diagnosing the condition of a pain patient on a user terminal (S210).

[0059] The control unit 130 can perform control so as to provide a page including multiple pieces of questionnaire data on the user terminal 10. In this case, the page including multiple pieces of questionnaire data can be output via the touch screen (or display) of the user terminal 10.

[0060] Here, the plurality of questionnaire (or question, or problem, or item, or test) data may include a questionnaire for assessing the status of factors related to pain.

[0061] In the present invention, pain-related factors may be diverse. For example, pain-related factors may refer to various elements for evaluating a patient's pain-related condition, such as pain level, pain duration, mental health, and physical health. However, the above-mentioned factors are merely examples, and it is clear that the pain-related factors described in the present invention refer to all elements for evaluating a patient's condition.

[0062] Such pain-related factors may include reliable questionnaire data that is actually used in psychiatric medicine to diagnose a patient's condition. In addition, the control unit 130 can update the questionnaire data as needed or periodically by downloading additional questionnaires for diagnosing a patient's condition via an external server or website.

[0063] A user interface through which questionnaire data is provided will be described below, as shown in Fig. 3. As shown in Fig. 3, a page including a questionnaire area 401 for displaying at least one of a plurality of questionnaires and an answer area 402 for receiving a patient's answer to the displayed questionnaire may be output on the user terminal 10. In this case, the answer area 402 may include answer graphic objects 402a, 402b corresponding to each of a plurality of different answers corresponding to the questionnaire displayed in the questionnaire area 401.

[0064] This allows the pain patient to select as the questionnaire response data the candidate answer that is considered to be most suitable (or appropriate, or accurate) for the user's condition from the candidate answers output in answer area 402 as an answer to any of the displayed questionnaires.

[0065] Meanwhile, in the present invention, a process of receiving survey response data for a plurality of survey data can be performed via a user terminal (S220, see FIG. 2).

[0066] The control unit 130 can receive survey response data from the user terminal 10 based on the user's selection (or user's input) in the response area 402 of the user terminal 10.

[0067] For example, as shown in FIG. 3(a), based on the selection of one of a plurality of answer graphic objects 402a, 402b corresponding to a first questionnaire regarding the pain duration of a pain patient (e.g., "When did Jang Hye-ryong's knee pain start?"), an answer corresponding to the selected answer graphic object 402a (e.g., "One week ago") can be received as questionnaire response data for the first questionnaire. Meanwhile, the first questionnaire may include a plurality of questionnaires. In this case, the user terminal 10 may be provided with a plurality of questionnaires necessary to detect condition information regarding the patient's pain duration. Furthermore, responses to the plurality of questionnaires can be received from the user terminal as questionnaire response data.

[0068] As another example, as shown in (b) of Figure 3, based on the selection of any one of a plurality of answer graphic objects corresponding to a second questionnaire related to the degree of cognitive distortion of the patient ("How much have you felt negative emotions such as anxiety when you felt pain in the past two weeks?"), an answer (e.g., "3") corresponding to the selected answer graphic object can be received as questionnaire response data for the second questionnaire.

[0069] On the other hand, the second questionnaire may include multiple questionnaires. In this case, the user terminal 10 may be provided with multiple questionnaires necessary for detecting condition information regarding the degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient. Furthermore, responses to the multiple questionnaires may be received from the user terminal as questionnaire response data. Examples of the second questionnaire include questionnaires related to at least one of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale and Fear (or Risk) Avoidance Beliefs, such as: i) I'm always worried that the pain will never go away; ii) I feel like I can't bear it any longer; iii) The pain is so bad that I worry it will never get better; iv) My pain is caused by physical activity; v) My pain gets worse due to physical activity; and vi) My pain is caused by work or an accident at work. Furthermore, unlike the above, the multiple questionnaire data for diagnosing the condition of the pain patient may further include questionnaires for assessing depression, insomnia, etc.

[0070] Meanwhile, in the present invention, a process of detecting condition information of a pain patient related to the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient can be performed based on the questionnaire response data (S230, see FIG. 2).

[0071] As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 130 can compare the pain duration 450 extracted (acquired or detected) from the pain patient's questionnaire response data with a first standard (e.g., "3 months") 450a to detect the condition information of the pain patient.

[0072] Here, the first criterion 450a can be understood as a predefined reference period (e.g., "3 months") for classifying (or dividing) the pain duration (or the nature of the pain according to the pain duration) into either "first type of pain duration (e.g., acute pain) 451" or "second type of pain duration (e.g., chronic pain) 452."

[0073] If the comparison result shows that the pain duration 450 of the pain patient is shorter than the predefined reference period 450a (i.e., equal to or shorter than the predefined reference period), the control unit 130 can classify (categorize, identify, or determine) the pain duration of the pain patient as a "first type of pain duration (e.g., acute pain) 451." On the other hand, if the pain duration 450 of the pain patient is longer than the predefined reference period 450a (i.e., exceeds the predefined reference period), the control unit 130 can classify the pain duration of the pain patient as a "second type of pain duration (e.g., chronic pain) 452."

[0074] The control unit 130 can classify the pain duration of the pain patient into either acute pain or chronic pain depending on whether the pain duration 450 exceeds the reference period 450a.

[0075] Furthermore, the control unit 130 can compare the degree of cognitive distortion 460 extracted (acquired or detected) from the questionnaire response data of the pain patient with a second criterion 460a.

[0076] Here, the degree of cognitive distortion in a pain patient can be related to either the Pain Catastrophizing Scale or Fear (or danger) Avoidance Beliefs, as described above.

[0077] Here, the second criterion 460a can be understood as a predefined standard score (e.g., "24 points") for classifying (or dividing) the degree of cognitive distortion of a pain patient into either "degree of first type of cognitive distortion (e.g., high cognitive distortion) 461" or "degree of second type of cognitive distortion (e.g., low cognitive distortion) 462."

[0078] The control unit 130 can calculate (derive or compute) a cognitive distortion score (SCORE) of the pain patient based on the questionnaire response data to compare the degree of cognitive distortion 460 of the pain patient with a predefined standard score 460a.

[0079] A plurality of selection items for a questionnaire for determining the degree of cognitive distortion (e.g., "I always worry that the pain will never go away") may be matched with different scores (e.g., "I don't agree at all": 0 points, "I agree a little": 1 point, "I agree often": 2 points, "I agree very much": 3 points, "I agree all the time": 4 points). The response data is a selection signal for any one of the plurality of selection items, and the control unit 130 can calculate (derive or calculate) the cognitive distortion score (SCORE) of the pain patient using the score matched to the selection item according to the received selection signal.

[0080] Meanwhile, the control unit 130 can calculate the cognitive distortion score of the pain patient from the questionnaire response data using various methods. For example, the control unit 130 can calculate the cognitive distortion score of the pain patient using the sum or average of the questionnaire response data corresponding to a plurality of questionnaire data. In this case, the control unit 130 can calculate the cognitive distortion score of the pain patient by assigning (giving) a different weight to each questionnaire response data.

[0081] The control unit 130 can compare the calculated cognitive distortion score with a predefined reference score 460a.

[0082] If the comparison result shows that the pain patient's cognitive distortion score is higher than the predefined standard score 460a (i.e., exceeds the predefined score), the control unit 130 can classify (categorize, identify, or determine) the degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient as "degree of first type of cognitive distortion (high cognitive distortion) 461." On the other hand, if the pain patient's cognitive distortion score is lower than the predefined standard score 460a (i.e., equal to or lower than the predefined cognitive distortion score), the control unit 130 can classify the degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient as "degree of second type of cognitive distortion (low cognitive distortion) 462."

[0083] That is, the control unit 130 can determine the degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient as either high cognitive distortion or low cognitive distortion depending on whether the cognitive distortion score exceeds the reference score.

[0084] Meanwhile, in the present invention, a process can be performed to identify a user group corresponding to the condition information of a pain patient from among a plurality of user groups classified according to the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion (S240, see FIG. 2).

[0085] As shown in Fig. 4, in the present invention, a plurality of user groups 410, 420, 430, and 440 can be classified according to pain duration 450 and cognitive distortion level 460. For convenience of explanation, an example will be described in which there are four different user groups according to pain duration 450 and cognitive distortion level 460. The user groups in the present invention may be named first user group 410, second user group 420, third user group 430, and fourth user group 440. However, it is clear that the number and conditions for classifying the user groups can be set in various ways in the present invention.

[0086] Meanwhile, classification criteria information for classifying the plurality of user groups may be matched and exist for each of the plurality of user groups 410, 420, 430, and 440. Such classification criteria information may be predefined and exist in the storage unit 120 or an external server.

[0087] Specifically, in the first user group 410, a first type of pain duration (e.g., acute pain) 451 and a first type of cognitive distortion degree (e.g., high cognitive distortion) 461 may be matched as classification criteria information.

[0088] In the second user group 420, a first type of pain duration (e.g., acute pain) 451 and a second type of cognitive distortion degree (e.g., low cognitive distortion) 462 may be matched and present as classification criterion information.

[0089] In the third user group 430, the duration of pain of the second type (e.g., chronic pain) 452 and the degree of cognitive distortion of the first type (e.g., high cognitive distortion) 461 may be matched as classification criteria information.

[0090] Additionally, in the fourth user group 440, a second type of pain duration (e.g., chronic pain) 452 and a second type of cognitive distortion degree (e.g., low cognitive distortion) 462 may be matched and present as classification criteria information.

[0091] The control unit 130 may determine a specific user group from among the plurality of user groups 410, 420, 430, and 440, to which classification criterion information corresponding to the condition information of the pain patient is matched.

[0092] Specifically, if the condition information of a first pain patient (e.g., "Patient Kim Cheol-soo") includes a first type of pain duration (e.g., acute pain) 451 and a first type of cognitive distortion degree (e.g., high cognitive distortion) 461, the control unit 130 can identify (or classify) the first pain patient as a pain patient belonging to a first user group 410 among multiple user groups.

[0093] Furthermore, if the condition information detected from the questionnaire response data of a second pain patient (e.g., "Patient Lee Yeon-sook") includes the duration of pain of the first type (e.g., acute pain) 451 and the degree of cognitive distortion of the second type (e.g., low cognitive distortion) 462, the control unit 130 can identify (or classify) the second pain patient as a pain patient belonging to a second user group 420 among multiple user groups.

[0094] Furthermore, if the condition information of a third pain patient (e.g., "Patient Choi Min-cheol") includes the duration of pain of the second type (e.g., chronic pain) 452 and the degree of cognitive distortion of the first type (e.g., high cognitive distortion) 461, the control unit 130 can identify (or classify) the third pain patient as a pain patient belonging to a third user group 430 among multiple user groups.

[0095] Furthermore, if the condition information of a fourth pain patient (e.g., "Patient Bang Minji") includes a second type of pain duration (e.g., chronic pain) 452 and a second type of cognitive distortion degree (e.g., low cognitive distortion) 462, the control unit 130 can identify (or classify) the fourth pain patient as a pain patient belonging to a fourth user group 440 among multiple user groups.

[0096] Meanwhile, in the present invention, a process of determining an initial treatment protocol corresponding to a user group from among a plurality of treatment protocols can be performed (S250, see FIG. 2).

[0097] 5a and 5b, the treatment protocol according to the present invention may be composed of multiple treatment programs 510-580, each of which is matched to a different topic 510a-580a. That is, each treatment program refers to a program for providing treatment according to the topic matched to the treatment program.

[0098] Here, the "topics 510a to 580a" correspond to a plurality of programs 510 to 580 for cognitive behavioral treatment of pain patients, respectively. For example, as shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b, i) motivation enhancement (hereinafter referred to as the first topic) 510a corresponds to the first program (or the first treatment program) 510, ii) emotion confirmation (hereinafter referred to as the second topic) 520a corresponds to the second program (or the second treatment program) 520, iii) behavioral strategy (hereinafter referred to as the third topic) 530a corresponds to the third program (or the third treatment program) 530, and iv) attention diversion (hereinafter referred to as the fourth topic) 540a corresponds to the fourth program (or the third treatment program) 540. v) Changing Mindset (hereinafter, fifth topic) 550a can correspond to the fifth program (or fifth treatment program) 550, vi) Thought Record (hereinafter, sixth topic) 560a can correspond to the sixth program (or sixth treatment program) 560, vii) Management Strategies (hereinafter, seventh topic) 570a can correspond to the seventh program (or seventh treatment program) 570, and viii) Future Me (hereinafter, eighth topic) 580a can correspond to the eighth program (or eighth treatment program) 580.

[0099] The first topic (enhancing motivation) is a process for understanding cognitive behavioral therapy and cognitive schemas regarding pain, and for pain patients to set their own goals and increase their motivation for treatment, and can be composed of related treatment modules.

[0100] The second topic (emotional identification) is intended to examine pain, emotions, and the pain patient's own coping strategies, and may consist of a treatment module to explore the pain patient's negative emotions, physical reactions, and behaviors related to pain and to discover the pain patient's own coping strategies.

[0101] The third topic (behavioral strategies) is treatment for pain patients to set activity goals, establish new coping behavior methods, and use breathing techniques and progressive relaxation techniques to cope with pain, and can be composed of treatment modules for this purpose.

[0102] The fourth topic (attention shifting) is a treatment for dealing with pain using attention shifting methods that utilize activities, emotions, the five senses, etc., and can be composed of treatment modules for this purpose.

[0103] The fifth topic (changing thinking) involves exploring negative automatic thoughts related to pain and identifying the emotions and behaviors that result from these thoughts. This involves the process of finding evidence to refute the automatic thoughts, and can consist of a treatment module for this purpose.

[0104] The sixth topic (thought recording) is the process of exploring pain patients' own irrational thought patterns and finding cognitive flexibility, and can be composed of a treatment module for this purpose.

[0105] The seventh topic (Management Strategies) is using positive self-talk and practicing pain management strategies, which may consist of a treatment module to use positive self-talk to deal with pain and understand the "Stop-Think-Assess-Act Method."

[0106] The eighth topic (future me) could consist of a treatment module to organize the coping strategies learned so far in relation to jumping over stones (treatment resistance) and developing a positive self-image, to create the pain patient's own recipe for dealing with pain (pain coping recipe), and to identify ways of dealing with anticipated difficulties.

[0107] Meanwhile, in the present invention, the topics 510a to 580a may be predefined and stored in the storage unit 120. Meanwhile, in the present invention, it goes without saying that the number and content (or type) of topics are not limited to the above example and can be defined in various ways.

[0108] A specific treatment program may be configured to include at least one treatment module related to a specific topic that is matched to the specific treatment program. For example, a first treatment program 510 may be configured with multiple treatment modules 511-515 related to a first topic (e.g., "motivation enhancement") 510a.

[0109] Here, the term "treatment module" may refer to content related to a specific category (or subtopic) for cognitive behavioral treatment of pain patients for a specific topic. For example, the multiple treatment modules 511-515 related to the first topic (e.g., "Motivation Enhancement") 510a may include "What Pain Means to Me Treatment Module 511," "Pain Cognitive Schema Treatment Module 512," "Pain Questionnaire Treatment Module 513," "Goal Setting Treatment Module 514," and "Pain Record Exercise Treatment Module 515" (see FIG. 5a). In the present invention, a treatment module included in a treatment program related to a specific topic may be referred to as a "treatment module corresponding to a specific topic." In the present invention, the term "treatment module" may be used interchangeably with "chapter."

[0110] Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of user groups 410, 420, 430, and 440 may each be matched with different treatment protocols 410a, 420a, 430a, and 440a.

[0111] The multiple treatment protocols 410a, 420a, 430a, 440a matched to each of the multiple user groups 410, 420, 430, 440 may consist of at least one different treatment program or treatment module depending on the characteristics of the pain duration 450 and the degree of cognitive distortion 460 of the user groups 410, 420, 430, 440.

[0112] For example, the first treatment protocol 410a matched to the first user group 410 and the third treatment protocol 430a matched to the third user group 430 may be configured to include all treatment modules (full modules) stored in the server. In this case, all treatment modules may include all of the treatment modules matched to each of the first to eighth topics, and cognitive behavioral therapy may be performed on pain patients belonging to the first user group using all of the treatment modules included in each of the first to eighth topics.

[0113] As another example, the treatment protocols matched to the second user group 420 and the fourth user group 440 may be configured to include only some of the treatment modules stored in the server (full modules). The treatment protocols matched to the second user group 420 and the fourth user group 440 may be configured with only some of the treatment modules matched to each of the first to eighth topics, and cognitive behavioral therapy may be performed on pain patients belonging to the second user group 420 and the fourth user group 440 using some of the treatment modules constituting the first to eighth topics.

[0114] As one example, a second treatment protocol 420a matched to a second user group 420 may be configured to emphasize modules related to coping strategies, breathing techniques, and disease education. As another example, a fourth treatment protocol 440a matched to a fourth user group 440 may be configured to emphasize modules related to acceptance commitment.

[0115] On the other hand, as shown in Figures 5a and 5b, each of the multiple treatment programs 510 to 580 may include worksheet modules 515, 522, 531, 541, 551, 561, 571, 581 for checking at least one of the pain level, pain duration, mental health status, and physical health status of a pain patient.

[0116] In this case, each worksheet module may be input with user response information for checking at least one of the pain level, pain duration, mental health condition, and physical health condition of the pain patient in relation to a specific topic of the treatment program to which the worksheet module is included. Furthermore, each worksheet module may be input with various user response information for checking at least one of the pain level, pain duration, mental health condition, and physical health condition of the pain patient in addition to content related to a specific topic of the treatment program.

[0117] For example, a worksheet module 515 included in the first treatment program 510 may receive input of user response information related to a first topic ("Motivation Enhancement") 510a to check at least one of a pain patient's pain level, pain duration, mental health status, and physical health status.

[0118] As another example, a worksheet module 522 included in the second treatment program 520 may receive input of user response information related to a second topic ("Emotional Verification") 520a to check at least one of the pain level, pain duration, mental health status, and physical health status of a pain patient.

[0119] The worksheet module may be provided at various points in each treatment program. For example, the worksheet module may be located at the end or middle of each treatment program. The location at which the worksheet module is included in each treatment program may vary depending on the condition of the pain patient.

[0120] Alternatively, the worksheet module may be provided as the final module in each treatment program. The worksheet module may be arranged as the final module among the treatment modules constituting each treatment program, and may be configured so that the pain patient proceeds to the worksheet module after completing all of the treatment modules of the treatment program. This may include the purpose of receiving the pain patient's feedback on the treatment program, objectification, or treatment effect.

[0121] Furthermore, the worksheet module included in each treatment program may be configured so that the pain patient can score (select, input, etc.) the severity of pain, the mood when experiencing pain, the degree of negative emotions related to pain, the degree of stress related to pain, etc. The control unit 130 can use the score received in the worksheet module to determine whether the treatment program including the corresponding worksheet module was helpful or effective for the pain patient.

[0122] For example, if there is a treatment program that has obtained a low pain score, the control unit 130 can determine that the treatment program is useful to the user. In this case, the treatment program can be reflected in updating the treatment protocol, which will be described later.

[0123] Meanwhile, in the present invention, a process can be performed in which a plurality of specific treatment programs included in an initial treatment protocol are sequentially provided to the user terminal 10 according to the treatment week set for each of the plurality of specific treatment programs (S260, see FIG. 2).

[0124] Here, a "treatment week" can be understood as the order (or period) in which a treatment program is provided (or activated) via the user terminal 10 so that the patient undergoes cognitive behavioral therapy in accordance with the treatment program. In the present invention, the "total number" of treatment weeks and the "weekly treatment period" corresponding to each treatment week may be preset. Also, in the present invention, the "total treatment period" can be understood as being predefined. The total treatment period may be determined as the product of the preset total number of treatments and the preset weekly treatment period. For example, if the total number is "8" and the weekly treatment period is one week (7 days), the preset total treatment period is "8 weeks."

[0125] For ease of explanation, the following describes an example in which eight different treatment weeks occur within each one-week treatment period. That is, in the present invention, the first treatment week occurs in the first treatment session, and the second treatment week occurs in the second treatment session. Therefore, in the present invention, the term "treatment week" may be used interchangeably with "treatment session," "treatment number," "treatment period," and "treatment sequence."

[0126] The control unit 130 may set at least one treatment week for each of the multiple treatment programs included in the initial treatment protocol. Furthermore, the control unit 130 can provide a treatment program for which a specific treatment week is set for a specific treatment week.

[0127] As previously mentioned, in the present invention, the total number of treatment weeks (e.g., "8") can be predefined.

[0128] When the multiple treatment programs included in the initial treatment protocol correspond to a predefined number of treatment weeks, the control unit 130 may set different treatment weeks for each of the multiple treatment programs. For example, when the first to eighth treatment programs are selected for the initial treatment protocol, the control unit 130 may set any one of the first to eighth treatment weeks for each of the first to eighth treatment programs.

[0129] Meanwhile, the first to eighth treatment programs may correspond to the first to eighth topics described above, respectively. That is, i) the first treatment program may be for training or treatment related to the first topic (motivation enhancement), ii) the second treatment program may be for training or treatment related to the second topic (emotion validation), iii) the third treatment program may be for training or treatment related to the third topic (behavioral strategies), iv) the fourth treatment program may be for training or treatment related to the fourth topic (attention shifting), v) the fifth treatment program may be for training or treatment related to the fifth topic (thinking shifting), vi) the sixth treatment program may be for training or treatment related to the sixth topic (thought recording), vii) the seventh treatment program may be for training or treatment related to the seventh topic (management strategies), and viii) the eighth treatment program may be for training or treatment related to the eighth topic (future self).

[0130] On the other hand, if the multiple treatment programs included in the initial treatment protocol do not meet the predefined number of treatment weeks (shortfall), the control unit 130 may set multiple treatment weeks for at least some of the multiple treatment programs. The control unit 130 may repeatedly assign the same topic to different weeks so that treatment is performed according to the predefined treatment weeks. For example, if the predefined treatment weeks are 8 weeks and the initial treatment protocol includes 7 treatment programs, the control unit 130 may repeatedly assign one of the 7 treatment programs to a specific number of weeks. For example, the control unit 130 may repeatedly set the same topic (e.g., thought recording) 560a in the 6th and 7th weeks.

[0131] Meanwhile, the control unit 130 can sequentially provide the plurality of specific treatment programs to the user terminal 10 in accordance with the treatment week set for each of the plurality of specific treatment programs based on the initial treatment protocol.

[0132] The control unit 130 can activate the state of a specific treatment program based on the initial treatment protocol so that a specific treatment program set for a specific treatment week is provided to the user terminal 10 during a treatment period corresponding to the specific treatment week. In the following, to avoid confusion in terms, the state of a specific treatment program will be referred to as the "mode" of the specific treatment program.

[0133] In the present invention, the "treatment program active mode" can be understood as a mode in which at least some of the treatment modules included in the treatment program can be viewed (or used), while the "treatment program inactive mode" can be understood as a mode in which none of the treatment modules included in the treatment program can be viewed (or used).

[0134] For example, as shown in Fig. 5a, the control unit 130 can activate a mode of a first treatment program 510 in which a first treatment week is set based on the arrival of the first treatment week (first week). Also, the control unit 130 can activate a mode of a second treatment program 520 in which a second treatment week is set based on the arrival of the second treatment week (second week).

[0135] Thus, patients can receive cognitive behavioral treatment systematically, using multiple treatment programs in sequence according to the treatment weeks set out in the initial treatment protocol.

[0136] Meanwhile, the control unit 130 can sequentially provide the specific treatment modules constituting the multiple specific treatment programs to the user terminal 10 according to the treatment weeks set for each of the multiple specific treatment programs.

[0137] The control unit 130 can sequentially provide the plurality of treatment modules 511 to 515 that make up the first treatment program 510 to the user terminal 10 during the first treatment week (see FIG. 5a).

[0138] Here, the term "treatment module sequence" can be understood as the order in which multiple treatment modules included in a particular treatment program are delivered.

[0139] Furthermore, the "active mode of the treatment module" can be understood as a mode in which the treatment module can be viewed (or used), while the "inactive mode of the treatment module" can be understood as a mode in which the treatment module cannot be viewed (or used).

[0140] The control unit 130 can change (or switch) the mode of the treatment module corresponding to the next order in the specific order from the inactive mode to the active mode based on the completion of cognitive behavioral treatment by the treatment module corresponding to the specific order in accordance with the treatment module order.

[0141] For example, as shown in Fig. 5a, the first treatment program 510 is composed of first to fifth treatment modules 511 to 515. The control unit 130 can switch the mode of the second treatment module 512 from the inactive mode to the active mode based on the completion of the cognitive behavioral treatment of the first treatment module 511.

[0142] On the other hand, based on the activation of the mode of a specific treatment program, the control unit 130 can switch the mode of the treatment module that is earliest in order among the multiple treatment modules that make up the specific treatment program from inactive mode to active mode.

[0143] For example, based on the activation of the first treatment program 510, the control unit 130 can switch the mode of the first treatment module 511 corresponding to the highest priority (first order) of the multiple treatment modules 511 to 515 included in the first treatment program 510 from a deactivated mode to an activated mode.

[0144] In this case, the highest priority treatment module in the second week's treatment program to the eighth week's treatment program 520-580, excluding the first week's treatment program 510, may be the first treatment module corresponding to the highest priority order, which is the previous worksheet check module containing the user's response information to the worksheet module provided in the previous treatment week.

[0145] In order to allow the pain patient to recognize the pain patient's past condition, the control unit 130 may preferentially provide the user's response information to the worksheet module provided in a treatment week prior to the current treatment week before providing the treatment program corresponding to the current treatment week among multiple specific treatment programs.

[0146] For example, the control unit 130 may provide the user's response information for the worksheet module provided in the first week of the treatment program to the user terminal 10 preferentially before providing the second week of the treatment program. Furthermore, the user's response information for the worksheet module provided in the previous treatment week may be provided at various times.

[0147] On the other hand, in the present invention, "a specific treatment program is activated" can be understood as switching the mode of the previous worksheet module corresponding to the highest priority (e.g., first order) among the multiple treatment modules constituting the specific treatment program from inactive mode to active mode.

[0148] Meanwhile, the control unit 130 can collect treatment response data from the user terminal 10 by a specific treatment module.

[0149] The control unit 130 may provide the user terminal 10 with a page corresponding to a specific treatment module based on the selection of the specific treatment module activated via the user terminal 10.

[0150] A page corresponding to a particular treatment module may include cognitive-behavioral therapy content related to a particular topic. For example, a page corresponding to a treatment module 511 included in a first treatment program 510 may include cognitive-behavioral therapy content (e.g., "What does pain mean to me?") related to a first topic (e.g., "Motivational Enhancement") 510a. For convenience of explanation, a page corresponding to a particular treatment module will be referred to below as a "page related to a particular topic."

[0151] The control unit 130 may collect treatment response data based on the cognitive behavioral performance of a pain patient related to a specific treatment module via a page related to a specific topic provided to the user terminal 10.

[0152] In addition, the control unit 130 may match the treatment response data collected through a page corresponding to a specific treatment module with a specific topic and store the matched treatment response data in the storage unit 120. In this case, the specific topic matched with the treatment response data may refer to a topic related to a specific treatment module.

[0153] For example, suppose that a page (e.g., a pain record exercise page) corresponding to a specific treatment module is provided on the user terminal 10 based on the selection of a specific module (one of 511 to 515) included in the first program (or first treatment program) 510. The control unit 130 can match the treatment response data input via the page with a first topic (e.g., "Motivation Enhancement") 510a and store it in the storage unit 120 (see FIG. 5a).

[0154] As another example, suppose that a page corresponding to a specific module 521 or 522 included in the second program (or second treatment program) 520 is provided on the user terminal 10 based on the selection of the specific module. The control unit 130 can match the treatment response data input via the page with a second topic (e.g., "emotion confirmation") 520a and store it in the storage unit 120 (see FIG. 5a).

[0155] Meanwhile, the control unit 130 can configure a page so that the pain patient inputs treatment response data required from a particular treatment module on a page corresponding to the particular treatment module.

[0156] For example, to collect treatment response data related to a pain patient's perception of pain intensity, the control unit 130 may display question data asking about pain intensity (e.g., "How is your pain today?") in one area of ​​the page, and display graphic objects corresponding to multiple pain intensities (e.g., "Pain Intensity 1 to Pain Intensity 5") in another area. The control unit 130 may also collect treatment response data for the patient's pain intensity based on the selection of a specific graphic object on the page.

[0157] As another example, the control unit 130 may provide an input field (Text Input Field) in an area of ​​the page in which the pain patient can input the emotion switching method they wish to try, in order to collect treatment response data for the emotion switching method of the pain patient. The control unit 130 may collect treatment response data related to the emotion switching method input in the input field.

[0158] Meanwhile, the control unit 130 can provide a page including various cognitive behavioral therapy contents other than the above examples for cognitive behavioral therapy of a pain patient on the user terminal 10. Furthermore, the control unit 130 can collect various treatment response data necessary for cognitive behavioral therapy through the page.

[0159] On the other hand, in the present invention, the corresponding treatment program (or treatment modules constituting the treatment program) can be changed after a specific week of treatment based on the results (particularly, initial treatment response data) of cognitive behavioral treatment of a pain patient conducted based on an initial treatment protocol.

[0160] Therefore, the "initial treatment protocol" described in this invention means a treatment protocol determined based on questionnaire response data, and the "updated treatment protocol" can be understood as a protocol in which at least one of the initial treatment program and initial treatment module included in the initial treatment protocol has been changed based on the initial treatment response data.

[0161] Meanwhile, various information other than information collected from the treatment module can be used for updating the initial treatment protocol. For example, in the present invention, after starting treatment according to the initial treatment protocol, a survey (information collection) may be conducted (information collection) regarding at least one of i) the patient's pain level, ii) the degree of negative emotions (depression), iii) the presence or absence of insomnia, iv) the degree of cognitive distortion (catastrophizing, risk aversion), v) the degree of stress caused by pain, vi) the most inconvenient thing in daily life (work, interpersonal relationships, etc.), and vii) sense of competence regarding pain management, through questions asked once a day during a predetermined initial treatment period (e.g., the first four weeks).

[0162] For example, in the present invention, after starting treatment according to the initial treatment protocol, a survey (information collection) may be conducted once a week during a preset initial treatment period regarding the treatment module or method that the patient subjectively considers to be most useful for managing pain. The control unit 130 can update the initial treatment protocol based on an analysis of the surveyed information.

[0163] Furthermore, to collect the information, the control unit 130 may provide the user with an information collection alarm in various ways (e.g., an application push message, etc.), and may provide an additional alarm if a response to the information collection is not made within a preset time. In this case, the time required for the information collection may be limited, and the control unit 130 may provide a preset evaluation time so that an evaluation for at least one of the above items i) to viii) is made within the evaluation time.

[0164] The information input by the user for the above items i) to viii) can be utilized as the "treatment response data" described in the present invention. Meanwhile, the frequency and intervals for collecting the treatment response data can, of course, be varied in various ways.

[0165] The following describes in detail how to update a treatment protocol.

[0166] For the sake of convenience, the following description will be given assuming the total treatment period to be eight weeks. However, this is merely an example for the sake of convenience, and it goes without saying that the treatment period can be set and changed in various ways by the patient and the system administrator.

[0167] Meanwhile, the control unit 130 can collect treatment response data related to cognitive behavioral treatment according to the initial treatment protocol, and update the initial treatment protocol using the collected initial treatment response data based on the passage of a preset initial treatment period (e.g., "4 weeks") within a preset overall treatment period (e.g., "8 weeks").

[0168] The control unit 130 can analyze the condition of the pain patient for at least one analysis category based on the initial treatment response data to update the initial treatment protocol.

[0169] As used herein, an "analysis category" refers to a category that is the subject of analysis of treatment response data for cognitive behavioral treatment of pain patients, and may include, for example, at least one of emotion, pain, insomnia, cognitive distortion, stress, competence, and inconvenience.

[0170] The control unit 130 can use the initial treatment response data to obtain (or derive or calculate or compute) a condition analysis result for at least one of: i) the pain level of the pain patient (associated with the pain analysis category), ii) the degree of negative emotions (associated with the emotion analysis category), iii) the degree of insomnia (associated with the insomnia category), iv) the degree of stress related to pain (associated with the stress analysis category), v) the degree of sense of competence in dealing with pain (competence category), vi) the degree of inconvenience in daily life, and vii) the degree of cognitive distortion.

[0171] The control unit 130 can derive the analysis result of the condition of the pain patient for each analysis category using various methods.

[0172] For example, the control unit 130 can acquire a condition analysis result of the pain patient for each analysis category using an artificial intelligence model that has performed machine learning to analyze the condition of the pain patient. In this case, the condition analysis result acquired using the artificial intelligence model may include information identifying a specific analysis category (e.g., "insomnia") among multiple analysis categories in which the problem symptom of the pain patient meets a preset criterion. Alternatively, the condition analysis result acquired using the artificial intelligence model may include an analysis score for each of multiple analysis categories.

[0173] As another example, the control unit 130 can compare whether the analysis scores for each of a plurality of analysis categories satisfy a preset standard, and identify, from among the plurality of analysis categories, an analysis category in which the pain patient's problem symptoms satisfy the preset standard. The control unit 130 can calculate (or compute) an analysis score for each analysis category based on treatment response data. For example, the control unit 130 can calculate an analysis score using (or compute) initial treatment response data corresponding to an objective formula. Furthermore, the control unit 130 can calculate an analysis score for initial response data consisting of text by performing an artificial intelligence analysis on the initial response data consisting of text. The control unit 130 can compare each of the calculated analysis scores for each category with a problem score preset for each category, and identify an analysis category in which the analysis score exceeds the preset problem score as a category in which the pain patient's problem symptoms exist.

[0174] Meanwhile, the control unit 130 can use the results of the condition analysis of the pain patient based on the initial treatment response data to update the initial treatment program so that at least one of the treatment programs and treatment modules related to the identified category is included in the treatment program.

[0175] As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 130 can change at least some of the programs 550, 560 of the fifth to eighth treatment programs 550-580 set for the fifth to eighth treatment weeks, respectively, to new programs 550', 560' based on treatment response data from the first to fourth treatment programs 510-540 set for the first to fourth treatment weeks, respectively.

[0176] In this case, the control unit 130 may change the remaining treatment programs assigned to the remaining treatment periods (5 weeks to 8 weeks) excluding the pre-set initial treatment period (e.g., 1 week to 4 weeks), and at least one of the treatment modules constituting the remaining treatment programs, so that they are associated with the identified analysis category (e.g., "insomnia").

[0177] Assume that an initial treatment protocol 810 exists, as shown in FIG. 8a. The initial treatment protocol 810 may be composed of first through eighth initial treatment programs 811-818, each of which relates to a different topic for each of the first through eighth weeks. Each of the initial treatment programs 811-818 may include a treatment module corresponding to each topic. For example, the fifth initial treatment program 815 may include multiple initial treatment modules 815a-815f related to the fifth topic, and the sixth initial treatment program 816 may include multiple initial treatment modules 816a-816f related to the sixth topic.

[0178] 8b, the control unit 130 may exclude at least some of the treatment modules 815d-815f and 816d-816f included in the remaining treatment programs 815-816 based on the results of the pain patient's condition analysis of the initial treatment response data. The remaining treatment programs 815-816 of the updated treatment protocol 820 may include at least some of the treatment modules 815a-815c and 816a-816c that have not been excluded. In this case, the treatment modules 815a-815c and 816a-816c that have not been excluded may be those related to the identified analysis category.

[0179] Furthermore, the control unit 130 may reset a specific treatment program set for a preset initial treatment period (or initial treatment week) to at least a part of the remaining treatment period (remaining treatment week) based on the result of analyzing the pain patient's condition with respect to the initial treatment response data. That is, the control unit 130 can reallocate (or reset or relocate) a treatment program related to a specific topic matched to the preset initial treatment period (or initial treatment week) to the remaining treatment period (or remaining treatment week) to update the initial treatment protocol.

[0180] For example, as shown in Figure 8c, the control unit 130 may reset the third treatment program 813 set in the third week to the fifth week, and reset the fourth treatment program 814 set in the fourth week to the sixth week. The updated treatment program 830 may include overlapping (or repeated) treatment programs 813 and 814 that have already been performed in different weeks. That is, in the present invention, the initial treatment program can be updated based on the initial treatment response data so that a treatment program that has already been performed is performed again.

[0181] The overlapping or repeated treatment programs may be modules determined to be most useful for pain patients. Such determination can be made through analysis of evaluation information for the treatment programs received from pain patients, changes in numerical values ​​(e.g., numerical values ​​(scores) for pain severity, mood when experiencing pain, degree of negative feelings about pain, and degree of stress about pain) received through the worksheet module, frequency of use of pain management strategies created in a particular treatment program, duration of use, etc. Such analysis can be performed using various artificial intelligence algorithms.

[0182] In this case, the reassigned treatment program 813, 814 may be one related to the identified analysis category.

[0183] Furthermore, the control unit 130 may update the initial treatment protocol 810 so that a treatment program made up of treatment modules corresponding to different topics is set for the remaining treatment period (remaining treatment week).

[0184] For example, as shown in Figure 8d, the updated protocol 830 may include a treatment program 841 that combines treatment modules corresponding to multiple topics. The treatment program 841 may include treatment modules 813a-813c related to a third topic and treatment modules 814a-814c related to a fourth topic, and may be set for a fifth treatment week. In other words, at least some of the treatment programs 841 set for the remaining treatment period (remaining treatment weeks) may include some of the treatment modules provided in the preset initial treatment period (or initial treatment week).

[0185] Furthermore, although not shown, the control unit 130 can update the initial treatment program by adding new modules different from the modules set in the initial protocol for the remaining treatment period (remaining treatment weeks).

[0186] For example, assume that the fifth treatment program 815 constituting the initial treatment protocol 810 includes six fifth-topic treatment modules 815a to 815f (see FIG. 8a). The control unit 130 can update the initial treatment protocol 815 by adding a new fifth-topic treatment module that was not included in the already included fifth-topic treatment modules 815a to 815f to the fifth treatment program 815.

[0187] In this case, the control unit 130 can remove at least some of the already included fifth topic treatment modules 815a-815f and add a new treatment module. Alternatively, the control unit 130 may include a new treatment module while leaving the already included fifth topic treatment modules 815a-815f as they are. That is, the control unit 130 may include a completely new treatment module that is different from the already included treatment modules. In this case, the already included treatment modules may be removed, maintained, or modified in various ways.

[0188] Meanwhile, based on the results of updating the initial treatment protocol, the control unit 130 may modify at least some of the example sentences provided by the treatment modules that make up the remaining treatment program so that they relate to the identified category.

[0189] As described above, the control unit 130 can identify, from among a plurality of analysis categories, a category in which the problem symptom of the pain patient meets a preset criterion.

[0190] In this case, the control unit 130 can identify a preset number (e.g., two) of the multiple analysis categories. For example, the control unit 130 can identify the "depression" and "analysis" categories with the highest analysis scores from the categories of emotion, pain, insomnia, cognitive distortion, stress, competence, and inconvenience.

[0191] The storage unit 120 may contain example sentence information corresponding to at least one category that meets preset criteria. The control unit 130 may match a patient account with at least one of information about a category that meets preset criteria and example sentence information included in the category that meets preset criteria, and store the matched information. Furthermore, the matching information may store information about selected example sentences selected by the pain patient from example sentences provided by a treatment module that the pain patient has already undergone, in addition to the category that meets preset criteria. Furthermore, the example sentences stored as matching information for the category that meets the preset criteria may also be composed of selected example sentences selected by the pain patient.

[0192] The control unit 130 can control the treatment programs 550 to 580 matched for the remaining treatment weeks to include example sentences related to the identified analysis category based on the example sentence information present in the storage unit 120. The control unit 130 can change (replace) at least a portion of the example sentences preset for the treatment modules constituting the treatment programs matched for the remaining treatment weeks with selected example sentences stored in the example sentence information corresponding to the user history.

[0193] For example, assuming that the category of depression is identified, the control unit 130 may include an example sentence such as, "Jang Hye-ryeong, do you think that 'my depressed mood will never improve'" in a specific treatment module constituting the fifth treatment program set for the fifth week.

[0194] As another example, assume that the insomnia category has been identified. The control unit 130 may include an example sentence such as, "Jang Hye-ryeong, do you think, 'I can never sleep deeply when I'm in pain?'" in a specific treatment module constituting the sixth treatment program set for the sixth week. In this way, the control unit 130 may objectify the user's perception of example sentences by continuously exposing example sentences previously selected by the pain patient or example sentences of a specific category to the pain patient.

[0195] On the other hand, in the present invention, it is possible to determine whether to maintain or change the initial treatment protocol based on the results (particularly, initial treatment response data) of cognitive behavioral treatment of a pain patient conducted based on the initial treatment protocol.

[0196] The control unit 130 can determine whether to maintain the total treatment period preset in accordance with the initial treatment protocol based on the results of the cognitive behavioral treatment of the pain patient. Furthermore, based on the determination result, the control unit 130 can update the total treatment period. Here, updating the total treatment period may include extending or shortening the total treatment period. The control unit 130 can determine whether to shorten (or suspend or shorten) the total treatment period, maintain the total treatment period, or extend the treatment period to a period longer than the total treatment period.

[0197] The control unit 130 can make the above-mentioned judgment based on various criteria, and can, for example, make a judgment as to whether to interrupt, maintain, or extend treatment for a pain patient depending on whether the results of the pain patient's cognitive behavioral treatment satisfy predetermined criteria (e.g., criteria respectively set for interrupting, maintaining, or extending treatment).

[0198] For example, the control unit 130 can quantify the results of the cognitive behavioral treatment of the pain patient into a score or the like, and can determine whether to suspend, maintain, or extend the treatment for the pain patient depending on which of a plurality of intervals the corresponding score falls within. For example, if the cognitive behavioral treatment result score of the pain patient falls within the first interval (suspended interval), the control unit 130 can suspend (or reduce) the cognitive behavioral treatment for the pain patient.

[0199] For example, if the result of cognitive behavioral treatment for a pain patient is positive, the result of the cognitive behavioral treatment may belong to the score of the first section. In this case, the control unit 130 may shorten the overall treatment period, and in this case, the control unit 130 may determine the shortened period. The control unit 130 may update the initial treatment protocol so that only the initial treatment is performed up to the time of monitoring and no subsequent treatment is performed. In this case, the cognitive behavioral treatment for the pain patient may be discontinued.

[0200] As another example, if the cognitive behavioral treatment result score of the pain patient falls within the second interval (maintenance interval), the control unit 130 may maintain the cognitive behavioral treatment for the pain patient. In this case, the treatment period (e.g., 8 weeks) set in the initial protocol may be maintained as is. If the result of the cognitive behavioral treatment of the pain patient is normal, the result of the cognitive behavioral treatment may belong to the score of the second interval. In this case, the control unit 130 may maintain the entire treatment period as is. Meanwhile, in this case, an update to the initial protocol may be performed, and the update to the initial protocol may be performed as described above in FIGS. 8a to 8d, so the detailed description will be replaced with the above description.

[0201] As another example, if the pain patient's cognitive behavioral treatment result score falls within the third section (maintenance section), the control unit 130 may extend the treatment period of the cognitive behavioral treatment for the pain patient. In this case, the treatment period (e.g., 8 weeks) set in the initial protocol may be further extended (e.g., 12 weeks, etc.). If the pain patient's cognitive behavioral treatment result is negative, the cognitive behavioral treatment result may belong to the score of the third section. In this case, the control unit 130 may further extend the entire treatment period. The control unit 130 may determine the extension period. The control unit 130 may determine the range of the extension period depending on the condition of the pain patient. The worse the patient's condition, the longer the extension period may be. If the treatment period is extended, the control unit 130 may determine a treatment program to be performed during the extended treatment period and update the initial treatment program so that the determined treatment program is further assigned to the extended treatment period. Of course, updating the initial treatment protocol may include not only determining a program for the extended treatment period but also updating an already assigned treatment program.

[0202] Meanwhile, the control unit 130 may determine which treatment program to further allocate to the extended treatment period using feedback from the pain patient regarding the treatment program. Furthermore, to allocate a treatment program to the extended treatment period, the control unit 130 may utilize the pain patient's condition information for each analysis category analyzed based on initial treatment response data for the treatment program already administered. The control unit 130 may determine a category for which further treatment should be administered to the pain patient based on the pain patient's condition information for each analysis category for at least one of emotion, pain, insomnia, cognitive distortion, stress, competence, and inconvenience, and further allocate a treatment program for the corresponding category to the extended treatment period. Meanwhile, there may be various methods for determining the treatment program to be allocated to the extended treatment period. For example, the control unit 130 may receive the patient's intention regarding the extension of the treatment program. The timing for receiving the patient's intention may vary. For example, the control unit 130 may receive the patient's intention regarding whether to extend the treatment period at the completion of a preset treatment period or at the start of a preset treatment program. The control unit 130 may provide an interface for receiving information from the patient using a pop-up page or various other methods. If the control unit 130 receives a patient's intention to extend the treatment period, it may extend the treatment program. The patient may also select the extension period. Furthermore, the user may select at least one of the topics or treatment modules of the extended treatment program. This allows the patient to select a treatment program or treatment module that is useful to them, thereby enabling more effective treatment. As described above, the method and system for providing cognitive behavioral therapy for a pain patient according to the present invention may receive questionnaire response data for a plurality of questionnaire data via a user terminal and detect condition information of the pain patient related to the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient based on the questionnaire response data.Furthermore, a treatment protocol for cognitive behavioral therapy customized for a pain patient can be provided based on the condition information of the pain patient. As a result, the cognitive behavioral therapy providing method and system according to the present invention can provide a behavioral treatment program customized for a pain patient, taking into account the duration of pain and the degree of cognitive distortion of the pain patient, even if the pain patient has the same disease, rather than providing a uniform cognitive behavioral therapy depending on the pain patient's illness. Furthermore, pain patients can receive cognitive behavioral therapy customized to their own condition.

[0203] Furthermore, the method and system for providing cognitive behavioral therapy for pain patients according to the present invention can sequentially provide multiple specific treatment programs according to the treatment week, thereby allowing pain patients to receive cognitive behavioral therapy systematically and complete the treatment without interruption.

[0204] Furthermore, the method and system for providing cognitive behavioral therapy for pain patients according to the present invention updates the treatment program to be useful for treating pain patients based on treatment data collected during the progress of cognitive behavioral therapy, thereby making it possible to provide updated cognitive behavioral therapy taking into account the improvement status of pain patients without having to continuously provide the initial treatment program.

[0205] Meanwhile, the present invention described above can be embodied as a program that can be executed by one or more processes on a computer and stored on a computer-readable medium (or recording medium).

[0206] Furthermore, the present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable code or instructions on a medium having a program recorded thereon, i.e., the present invention can be provided in the form of a program.

[0207] On the other hand, computer-readable media includes any kind of recording device that stores data that can be read by a computer system, such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, and an optical data storage device.

[0208] Furthermore, the computer-readable medium may include a storage, and may be a server or cloud storage that can be accessed by the electronic device via communication. In this case, the computer can download the program according to the present invention from the server or cloud storage via wired or wireless communication.

[0209] Furthermore, in the present invention, the above-mentioned computer is an electronic device equipped with a processor, that is, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the type of the computer is not particularly limited.

[0210] However, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all respects, but should be considered as illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all modifications within the scope of the equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cognitive behavioral therapy delivery system: providing a plurality of questionnaire data for diagnosing the condition of a pain patient on a user terminal; receiving, via the user terminal, questionnaire response data for the plurality of questionnaire data; Identifying a user group to which the pain patient belongs from among a plurality of user groups classified according to the state of the pain patient based on the questionnaire response data; determining an initial treatment protocol corresponding to the user group from among a plurality of treatment protocols; During an initial treatment week of a predetermined period of the entire treatment week, a plurality of initial treatment programs included in the initial treatment protocol are sequentially provided to the user terminal according to the treatment week set for each of the plurality of initial treatment programs; A step of collecting initial treatment response data required for the plurality of initial treatment programs provided according to the initial treatment week from the user terminal; analyzing the condition of the pain patient using the initial treatment response data; Using the analysis results, shortening a total treatment period for providing the plurality of initial treatment programs to the user terminal to a period shorter than the total treatment period, or extending the total treatment period to a period longer than the total treatment period; updating the remaining initial treatment programs corresponding to the remaining treatment weeks excluding the initial treatment week among the plurality of initial treatment programs using the analysis results; and providing, to the user terminal, a treatment program in which the remaining initial treatment program is updated for each remaining treatment week during the remaining treatment week, The initial treatment protocol comprises the plurality of initial treatment programs, each matching a different topic for cognitive behavioral treatment of the pain patient; each of the plurality of early treatment programs includes a plurality of early treatment modules related to a topic matched to each of the plurality of early treatment programs; The updated treatment program comprises: At least a portion of the plurality of initial treatment modules included in the remaining initial treatment program is excluded; Among the initial treatment programs already provided in the initial treatment week, treatment programs related to a particular topic are repeatedly assigned to the remaining treatment weeks; Among the initial treatment programs already provided in the initial treatment week, initial treatment modules corresponding to each of a plurality of different topics are combined and assigned to the remaining treatment week; 1. A method for providing cognitive behavioral therapy for a pain patient, wherein the plurality of different topics for the cognitive behavioral therapy include at least one of a topic related to enhancing the pain patient's motivation, a topic related to affirming emotions, a topic related to behavioral strategies, a topic related to shifting attention, a topic related to shifting ways of thinking, a topic related to thought recording, a topic related to management strategies, and a topic related to a future self.

2. Each of the plurality of treatment protocols comprises:

2. The method for providing cognitive behavioral therapy for pain patients described in claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least one different treatment program or treatment module depending on the characteristics of the pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion of the user group matched to each of the multiple treatment protocols.

3. the plurality of user groups, A first user group having acute pain and high cognitive distortion, with the characteristics of pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion related thereto; A second user group having acute pain and low cognitive distortion, with respect to the characteristics of pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion; A third user group having chronic pain and high cognitive distortion, related to the characteristics of pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion; a fourth user group having chronic pain and low cognitive distortion, related to the characteristics of pain duration and degree of cognitive distortion; The criteria for distinguishing between acute and chronic pain are determined based on whether the duration of pain exceeds a reference period.

3. The method for providing cognitive behavioral therapy for pain patients according to claim 2, wherein the criteria for distinguishing between high cognitive distortion and low cognitive distortion are determined based on whether a score (SCORE) collected based on multiple questions related to cognitive distortion exceeds a standard score.

4. 3. The cognitive behavioral therapy delivery method for pain patients described in claim 2, wherein the initial treatment modules constituting the plurality of initial treatment programs are provided to the user terminal in sequence according to the initial treatment weeks set for each of the initial treatment programs.

5. The analysis of the condition of the pain patient includes: for each of a plurality of different analytical categories related to at least one of emotion, pain, insomnia, cognitive distortion, and stress; updating the remaining initial treatment program includes: using the analysis results to identify a category among the plurality of analysis categories in which the problem symptom of the pain patient meets a preset criterion; and modifying at least one of the remaining initial treatment program assigned to the remaining treatment week and the initial treatment modules comprising the remaining initial treatment program to be associated with the identified category.

6. updating the remaining initial treatment program includes:

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising modifying at least some of the example sentences provided from the initial treatment modules that make up the remaining initial treatment program to relate to the identified category.

7. Each of the initial treatment program and the updated treatment program includes a worksheet module for checking at least one of the pain level, pain duration, mental health status, and physical health status of the pain patient; The worksheet module 2. The method for providing cognitive behavioral therapy for pain patients according to claim 1, characterized in that, before providing a specific treatment program corresponding to the current treatment week among the initial treatment program and the updated treatment program, the method provides user response information to a worksheet module provided in a treatment week prior to the current treatment week in order to allow the pain patient to recognize the pain patient's past condition.

8. a communication unit that communicates with a user terminal; a storage unit for storing a plurality of treatment programs each matched to a different topic; a control unit that provides a plurality of questionnaire data for diagnosing the condition of a pain patient on a user terminal; The control unit receiving response data to the plurality of questionnaire data from the user terminal via the communication unit; Based on the response data, a user group corresponding to the condition information of the pain patient is identified from among a plurality of user groups classified according to the condition of the pain patient, and an initial treatment protocol corresponding to the user group is determined from among a plurality of treatment protocols; During an initial treatment week of a predetermined period of the total treatment week, a plurality of initial treatment programs included in the initial treatment protocol are sequentially provided to the user terminal according to treatment weeks set for each of the plurality of initial treatment programs; collects, from the user terminal, initial treatment response data required in the plurality of initial treatment programs provided according to the initial treatment week; analyzing the condition of the pain patient using the initial treatment response data; Using the analysis results, shorten a total treatment period for which the plurality of initial treatment programs are to be provided to the user terminal to a period shorter than the total treatment period, or extend the total treatment period to a period longer than the total treatment period; updating the remaining initial treatment programs corresponding to the remaining treatment weeks excluding the initial treatment week among the plurality of initial treatment programs using the analysis results; During the remaining treatment week, a treatment program in which the remaining initial treatment program is updated is provided to the user terminal for each remaining treatment week; The initial treatment protocol comprises the plurality of initial treatment programs, each matching a different topic for cognitive behavioral treatment of the pain patient; each of the plurality of early treatment programs includes a plurality of early treatment modules related to a topic matched to each of the plurality of early treatment programs; The updated treatment program comprises: At least a portion of the plurality of initial treatment modules included in the remaining initial treatment program is excluded; Among the initial treatment programs already provided in the initial treatment week, treatment programs related to a particular topic are repeatedly assigned to the remaining treatment weeks; Among the initial treatment programs already provided in the initial treatment week, initial treatment modules corresponding to each of a plurality of different topics are combined and assigned to the remaining treatment week; A cognitive behavioral therapy delivery system for pain patients, characterized in that the multiple different topics for the cognitive behavioral therapy include at least one of topics related to enhancing the pain patient's motivation, topics related to confirming emotions, topics related to behavioral strategies, topics related to shifting attention, topics related to shifting thinking, topics related to thought recording, topics related to management strategies, and topics related to future self.

9. A program executed by one or more processes in an electronic device and stored on a computer-readable recording medium, The computer, providing a plurality of questionnaire data for diagnosing the condition of a pain patient on a user terminal; receiving, via the user terminal, questionnaire response data for the plurality of questionnaire data; Identifying a user group to which the pain patient belongs from among a plurality of user groups classified according to the state of the pain patient based on the questionnaire response data; determining an initial treatment protocol corresponding to the user group from among a plurality of treatment protocols; During an initial treatment week of a predetermined period of the entire treatment week, a plurality of initial treatment programs included in the initial treatment protocol are sequentially provided to the user terminal according to the treatment week set for each of the plurality of initial treatment programs; A step of collecting initial treatment response data required for the plurality of initial treatment programs provided according to the initial treatment week from the user terminal; analyzing the condition of the pain patient using the initial treatment response data; Using the analysis results, shortening a total treatment period for providing the plurality of initial treatment programs to the user terminal to a period shorter than the total treatment period, or extending the total treatment period to a period longer than the total treatment period; updating the remaining initial treatment programs corresponding to the remaining treatment weeks excluding the initial treatment week among the plurality of initial treatment programs using the analysis results; and providing, to the user terminal, a treatment program in which the remaining initial treatment program is updated for each remaining treatment week during the remaining treatment week; The initial treatment protocol comprises the plurality of initial treatment programs, each matching a different topic for cognitive behavioral treatment of the pain patient; each of the plurality of early treatment programs includes a plurality of early treatment modules related to a topic matched to each of the plurality of early treatment programs; The updated treatment program comprises: At least a portion of the plurality of initial treatment modules included in the remaining initial treatment program is excluded; Among the initial treatment programs already provided in the initial treatment week, treatment programs related to a particular topic are repeatedly assigned to the remaining treatment weeks; Among the initial treatment programs already provided in the initial treatment week, initial treatment modules corresponding to each of a plurality of different topics are combined and assigned to the remaining treatment weeks; A program stored on a computer-readable recording medium, characterized in that the multiple different topics for the cognitive behavioral treatment include at least one of topics related to strengthening the pain patient's motivation, topics related to confirming emotions, topics related to behavioral strategies, topics related to shifting attention, topics related to shifting thinking, topics related to thought recording, topics related to management strategies, and topics related to future self.

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