Computerized Intervention in Primary Care for Women Veterans with Sexual Assault Histories and Psychosocial Health Risks: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Sexual assault is a public health concern for women and is associated with subsequent psychosocial health risks of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hazardous drinking, and intimate partner violence (IPV). Sexual assault is associated with social stigma and other barriers shown to inhibit one from seeking mental health care. Digital health technologies may overcome these barriers.

Objective

To test the impact of a brief computerized intervention delivered in primary care to reduce health risks and increase mental health treatment utilization among women with histories of sexual assault and current health risks.

Design, setting, and participants

The Safe and Healthy Experiences (SHE) program was tested in a randomized controlled trial with N = 153 women

SUBMITTER: Creech SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8971224 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature