Matthew Price1, Kenneth J Ruggiero2, Pamela L Ferguson3, Sachin K Patel4, Frank Treiber5, Deborah Couillard3, Samir M Fahkry3. 1. University of Vermont, Department of Psychology, John Dewey Hall, Room 248 2 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405. Electronic address: Matthew.Price@uvm.edu. 2. Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC. 3. Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. 4. College of Nursing, Technology Applications Center for Health Lifestyles, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. 5. Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; College of Nursing, Technology Applications Center for Health Lifestyles, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Monitoring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after a traumatic injury is beneficial for patients and providers. Text messages can be used to automatically monitor symptoms and impose minimal burden to patients and providers. The present study piloted such a strategy with traumatic injury patients. METHOD: An automated daily text message was piloted to evaluate PTSD symptoms after discharge from the hospital. Twenty-nine patients who experienced a traumatic injury received 15 daily texts and were then followed up at 1-month and 3-months after discharge. RESULTS: 82.8% of the sample responded at least once and the average response rate per participant was 63.1%. Response rates were correlated with PTSD symptoms at baseline but not at any other time. Patient satisfaction with this approach was high. CONCLUSION: Text messages are a viable method to monitor PTSD symptoms after a traumatic injury. Such an approach should be evaluated on a larger scale as part of a more comprehensive early intervention for traumatic stress.
OBJECTIVE: Monitoring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after a traumatic injury is beneficial for patients and providers. Text messages can be used to automatically monitor symptoms and impose minimal burden to patients and providers. The present study piloted such a strategy with traumatic injurypatients. METHOD: An automated daily text message was piloted to evaluate PTSD symptoms after discharge from the hospital. Twenty-nine patients who experienced a traumatic injury received 15 daily texts and were then followed up at 1-month and 3-months after discharge. RESULTS: 82.8% of the sample responded at least once and the average response rate per participant was 63.1%. Response rates were correlated with PTSD symptoms at baseline but not at any other time. Patient satisfaction with this approach was high. CONCLUSION: Text messages are a viable method to monitor PTSD symptoms after a traumatic injury. Such an approach should be evaluated on a larger scale as part of a more comprehensive early intervention for traumatic stress.
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