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Trial reportPsychiatry research2016

Using telehealth to augment an intensive case monitoring program in veterans with schizophrenia and suicidal ideation: A pilot trial.

John Kasckow, Susan Zickmund, John Gurklis, James Luther, Lauren Fox, Melissa Taylor, Ira Richmond, Gretchen L Haas

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Psychiatry research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John KasckowMIRECC and Behavioral Health, VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, United States; Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States; VA Pittsburgh Center for Health and Equity Promotion, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, United States. Electronic address: kasckowjw@upmc.edu.
Susan ZickmundVA Pittsburgh Center for Health and Equity Promotion, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, United States; Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.
John GurklisMIRECC and Behavioral Health, VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, United States.
James LutherMIRECC and Behavioral Health, VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, United States.
Lauren FoxMIRECC and Behavioral Health, VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, United States.
Melissa TaylorVA Pittsburgh Patient Care Services, VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, United States.
Ira RichmondVA Pittsburgh Patient Care Services, VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, United States.
Gretchen L HaasMIRECC and Behavioral Health, VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, United States; Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System · USUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center · US

Funding

Intramural NIH HHS Z99 LM999999Intramural VA VA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Veterans with schizophrenia admitted for suicidal ideation were recruited into a post-discharge program consisting of Intensive Case Monitoring (ICM) with daily monitoring with the Health Buddy (HB; experimental group) or ICM alone (control group). This study tested the feasibility of the telehealth monitoring intervention in this population. Secondly, we determined whether augmentation of ICM with our intervention for 3 months would result in a reduction in suicidal ideation. Twenty of 25 telehealth participants could set up the device. Monthly adherence for telehealth participants was > 80%. A qualitative analysis of endpoint surveys revealed that the majority of participants had positive responses. In both groups, there were improvements in Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS) scores at endpoint relative to baseline. No group differences were present with survival analysis when using remission (i.e., BSS score = 0) as the outcome; however, in a subgroup with a history of suicide attempt, there was a trend (p = .093) for a higher rate of remission for those in the HB condition. In conclusion, telehealth monitoring for this population appears to be feasible for those who are able to start using the system. The pilot data obtained should help investigators design better telehealth interventions for this population.

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Suicidal IdeationAdultCritical CareFeasibility StudiesFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicPilot ProjectsSchizophreniaSuicide, AttemptedTelemedicineVeteransSchizophreniaSuicideTelehealth

Identifiers

PMID27137970
PMCPMC4882604
OpenAlexW2284618638

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