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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the PTSD Coach App Following Motor Vehicle Crash-related Injury.
Pacella-LaBarbara, Maria L; Suffoletto, Brian P; Kuhn, Eric; Germain, Anne; Jaramillo, Stephany; Repine, Melissa; Callaway, Clifton W.
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  • Pacella-LaBarbara ML; From the, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Suffoletto BP; From the, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Kuhn E; the, Dissemination and Training Division, National Center for PTSD, Palo Alto, CA.
  • Germain A; the, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
  • Jaramillo S; and the, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Repine M; From the, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Callaway CW; From the, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Acad Emerg Med ; 27(11): 1126-1139, 2020 11.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32339359
OBJECTIVE: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms (PTSS) are common after minor injuries and can impair recovery. We sought to understand whether an evidence-based mobile phone application with self-help tools (PTSD Coach) could be useful to improve recovery after acute trauma among injured emergency department (ED) patients. This pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and potential benefit of using PTSD Coach among acutely injured motor vehicle crash (MVC) patients. METHODS: From September 2017 to September 2018, we recruited adult patients within 24 hours post-MVC from the EDs of two Level I trauma centers in the United States. We randomly assigned 64 injured adults to either the PTSD Coach (n = 33) or treatment as usual (TAU; n = 31) condition. We assessed PTSS and associated symptoms at 1 month (83% retained) and 3 months (73% retained) postenrollment. RESULTS: Enrollment was feasible (74% of eligible subjects participated) but usability and engagement were low (67% used PTSD Coach at least once, primarily in week 1); 76% of those who used it rated the app as moderately to extremely helpful. No differences emerged between groups in PTSS outcomes. Exploratory analyses among black subjects (n = 21) indicated that those in the PTSD Coach condition (vs. TAU) reported marginally lower PTSS (95% CI = -0.30 to 37.77) and higher PTSS coping self-efficacy (95% CI = -58.20 to -3.61) at 3 months. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated feasibility to recruit acutely injured ED patients into an app-based intervention study, yet mixed evidence emerged for the usability and benefit of PTSD Coach. Most patients used the app once and rated it favorably in regard to satisfaction with and helpfulness, but longitudinal engagement was low. This latter finding may explain the lack of overall effects on PTSS. Additional research is warranted regarding whether targeting more symptomatic patients and the addition of engagement and support features can improve efficacy.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Contexto en salud: 1_ASSA2030 / 2_ODS3 Problema de salud: 1_doencas_nao_transmissiveis / 2_accidentes_transito Asunto principal: Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático / Teléfono / Accidentes de Tránsito / Aplicaciones Móviles Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials Límite: Adult / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Acad Emerg Med Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Contexto en salud: 1_ASSA2030 / 2_ODS3 Problema de salud: 1_doencas_nao_transmissiveis / 2_accidentes_transito Asunto principal: Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático / Teléfono / Accidentes de Tránsito / Aplicaciones Móviles Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials Límite: Adult / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Acad Emerg Med Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article
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