scholarly journals FOCUS mHealth intervention for veterans with serious mental illness in an outpatient VA setting: A pilot feasibility study (Preprint)

10.2196/26049 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Buck ◽  
Janelle Nguyen ◽  
Shelan Porter ◽  
Dror Ben-Zeev ◽  
Greg R. Reger
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Mhealth Intervention ◽  
Pilot Feasibility Study

Pilot trial of the FOCUS mHealth intervention for veterans with serious mental illness in an outpatient VA setting (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Buck ◽  
Janelle Nguyen ◽  
Shelan Porter ◽  
Dror Ben-Zeev ◽  
Greg R. Reger
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Mhealth Intervention ◽  
Qualitative Feedback ◽  
The One ◽  
Specific Implementation ◽  
Serious Mental Illnesses

BACKGROUND Veterans with serious mental illnesses (SMI) face barriers to accessing in-person evidence-based interventions that improve illness management. Mobile health (mHealth) has been demonstrated to be feasible, acceptable, effective, and engaging among individuals with serious mental illness in community mental health settings. mHealth for SMI has not been tested within the VA. OBJECTIVE The present study examined the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of an mHealth intervention for serious mental illness in the context of VA outpatient care. METHODS Seventeen (n = 17) veterans with serious mental illnesses enrolled in a one-month pilot trial of FOCUS, a smartphone-based self-management intervention for serious mental illness. At baseline and post-test they completed measures examining symptoms and functional recovery. Participants provided qualitative feedback related to the usability and acceptability of the intervention. RESULTS Veterans completed on average 85.00 (SD = 96.11) interactions with FOCUS over the one-month intervention period. They reported high satisfaction, usability, and acceptability, with nearly all (n = 16, 94.1%) participants reporting that they would recommend the intervention to a fellow veteran. Qualitative feedback indicated that veterans thought mHealth complemented their existing VA services well and described potential opportunities to adapt FOCUS to specific subpopulations (e.g. combat veterans) as well as specific delivery modalities (e.g. groups). In the one-month period, participants experienced small improvements in self-assessed recovery, auditory hallucinations and quality of life. CONCLUSIONS The FOCUS mHealth intervention is feasible, acceptable, and usable among veterans. Future work should develop and examine VA-specific implementation approaches of FOCUS for this population.

Contingent reinforcement of marijuana abstinence among individuals with serious mental illness: A feasibility study.

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey C. Sigmon ◽  
Sandra Steingard ◽  
Gary J. Badger ◽  
Stacey L. Anthony ◽  
Stephen T. Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Contingent Reinforcement

scholarly journals Feasibility Study of Increasing Social Support to Enhance a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly A. Aschbrenner ◽  
Kim T. Mueser ◽  
John A. Naslund ◽  
Amy A. Gorin ◽  
Allison Kinney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle

Targeting stigma of mental illness among primary care providers: Findings from a pilot feasibility study

2020 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 112641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Mittal ◽  
Richard R. Owen ◽  
Songthip Ounpraseuth ◽  
Lakshminarayana Chekuri ◽  
Karen L. Drummond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Stigma Of Mental Illness ◽  
Pilot Feasibility Study

scholarly journals Peer health coaching for overweight and obese individuals with serious mental illness: intervention development and initial feasibility study

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly A. Aschbrenner ◽  
John A. Naslund ◽  
Laura K. Barre ◽  
Kim T. Mueser ◽  
Allison Kinney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Health Coaching
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