Effectiveness of a Mobile Texting Intervention for People With Serious Mental Illness
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
- Enrollment
- 49
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Psychiatric Symptoms
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Testing an mHealth mobile interventionist texting program on illness management.
Detailed Description
The ultimate objective is to evaluate a validated mHealth intervention that can be realistically integrated into community mental health settings to increase the availability, reach, and broad impact of illness management approaches for people with serious mental illness (SMI).
Investigators
Dror Ben-Zeev
Professor, School of Medicine: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Chart diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder;
- •18 years or older;
- •A rating of "3" or higher on one of three Patient Activation items;
- •Ownership of a mobile phone with call/text plan (research staff will offer assistance in accessing the Federal Lifeline Assistance Program to people who do not have a mobile phone and/or call/text plan if they are otherwise eligible);
- •Receiving community based treatment services.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Hearing, vision, or motor impairment that make it impossible to operate a mobile phone (determined using the individual's device for screening);
- •English reading level below 4th grade (determined using the reading section from the Wide Range Achievement Test - 4th Edition (WRAT-4).
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Psychiatric Symptoms
Time Frame: Change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months
Assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The Beck Depression Inventory is a psychometric test for measuring the severity of depression. There are 21 items, each rated from 0-3, and total scores range from 0-63. Higher scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms.
Secondary Outcomes
- Recovery(Change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months)