The development of a smartphone app to enhance post-traumatic stress disorder treatment in high-risk workers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly prevalent in certain populations. However, evidence indicates that many individuals do not respond to treatment. Digital supports hold promise for increasing service provision and engagement but there is a lack of evidence on blended care options and still less research guiding the development of such tools. This study details the development and overarching framework used to build a smartphone app to support PTSD treatment.

Methods

The app was developed in line with the Integrate, Design, Assess, and Share (IDEAS) framework for the development of digital health interventions and involved clinicians (n=3), frontline worker clients (n=5) and trauma-exposed frontline workers (n=19). Integrated iterative rounds of testin

SUBMITTER: Deady M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9950612 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature