Effects on voice hearing distress and social functioning of unguided application of a smartphone app - A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Temstem is a smartphone app developed with and for clinical voice hearing individuals with the aim to reduce their voice hearing distress and improve social functioning.

Methods

A randomized controlled trial with adult outpatients suffering from distressing and frequent auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) was conducted. Participants were randomized to unguided 'Temstem+AVH monitoring' or unguided 'AVH monitoring only' (control condition). Assessments were performed at baseline, post-intervention (week 5-6), and follow-up (week 9-10). Primary outcomes were voice hearing distress and social functioning, as measured with Experience Sampling Method (ESM), consisting of multiple daily questionnaires during six days. In addition, voices and mood were self-monitored wit

SUBMITTER: Jongeneel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10847757 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature