Using Smartphone Technology to Provide Mental Health Interventions for Homeless Youth
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 35
- 主要终点
- Treatment adherence
研究概览
简要总结
Homelessness is associated with a multitude of negative consequences including an increased risk for mental health problems. Once homeless, these individuals face significant barriers to mental health care and are therefore less likely to receive the treatment they need. Mobile technology may offer a novel platform for increasing access to mental health care in this population. Thus, the primary goals of this pilot study are to (1) establish the feasibility and acceptability of delivering a brief cognitive-behavioral intervention to homeless youth via smartphone technology, (2) examine the extent to which brief cognitive-behavioral interventions delivered via mobile technology improve mental health and trauma-related psychological symptoms in homeless youth, and (3) establish smartphone usage patterns among homeless youth to inform future interventions.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 23 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •English-speaking
- •Homeless as defined by lacking "a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence," (Department of Education) including youth who temporarily share the housing of others due to financial hardship
- •Currently sleeping in a Chicago-based shelter (at least 50% of nights in the past week)
- •Willingness and ability to comply with requirements of the study protocol
排除标准
- •Involvement in risky behaviors that could interfere with the ability to fully engage in the study, as determined by the Principal Investigator
- •Current involvement in legal proceedings
- •Mental retardation or significant cognitive impairment
- •Significant suicidal ideation indicated by a BDI-II item 9 score ≥ 2 or enacted suicidal behaviors within 6 months prior to eligibility
- •Any concurrent psychotherapy of any duration
- •Inability to understand study procedures and participate in the informed consent process
研究组 & 干预措施
Mobile mental health intervention
Participants will receive emotional support and problem-solving / stress-management skills via over-the-phone coaching sessions and mobile applications.
干预措施: Coaching sessions (Behavioral)
Mobile mental health intervention
Participants will receive emotional support and problem-solving / stress-management skills via over-the-phone coaching sessions and mobile applications.
干预措施: Mobile applications (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Treatment adherence
时间窗: Baseline (week 0) to Endpoint (week 4)
Adherence will be assessed based on number of coaching sessions attended over the course of the 1 month treatment period (range of 0 to 3).
Treatment satisfaction
时间窗: Treatment endpoint (week 4)
Participants will be asked to report the extent to which they were satisfied with the study, the extent to which they thought the study was helpful, and whether they would recommend the study to someone else. These responses are recorded on 5-point likert type scales with higher ratings indicating higher satisfaction.
次要结局
- Depression symptoms(Baseline (week 0) to Endpoint (week 4))
- Emotion Regulation(Baseline (week 0) to Endpoint (week 4))
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder symptoms(Baseline (week 0) to Endpoint (week 4))
- Risky sexual behavior and substance use(Baseline (week 0) to Endpoint (week 4))
- Anxiety symptoms(Baseline (week 0) to Endpoint (week 4))
- Acceptability of treatment components(Endpoint (week 4))
研究者
Alyson Zalta
Assistant Professor
Rush University Medical Center