Trial reportPsychological services2018
Emergency department text messaging for adolescent violence and depression prevention: A pilot randomized controlled trial.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Smartphone-Based Interventions and Internalizing Disorders in Youth: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- A multi-media digital intervention to improve the sexual and reproductive health of female adolescent emergency department patients.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2022Trial
- Brief Motivational Intervention to Improve Adolescent Sexual Health Service Uptake: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial in the Emergency Department.The Journal of pediatrics · 2021Trial
- A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Patient Knowledge and Safe Use of Opioids: Results of the ED EMCAcademic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2019Trial
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- The Impact of Text Engagement in a Brief, Technology-Enhanced Adjunctive Intervention for Youth Suicide Risk and Depression.American journal of psychotherapy · 2026Article
- Conducting mental health studies in Emergency Departments in England: Lessons learnt from a randomised controlled trial testing a brief psychological intervention for adults who self-harm.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Practitioner experiences of developing and implementing two UK ED-based hospital violence intervention programmes: a process evaluation.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2025Article
- Adapting a digital intervention to prevent youth violence and depressive symptoms from the emergency department for community violence interventions.Cogent mental health · 2025Article
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- Characteristics and Potential Challenges of Digital-Based Interventions for Children and Young People: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Technology-Delivered Adaptations of Motivational Interviewing for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- The Impact of Mobile Technology-Delivered Interventions on Youth Well-being: Systematic Review and 3-Level Meta-analysis.JMIR mental health · 2022Review
- Uses of mHealth in Injury Prevention and Control: a Critical Review.Current epidemiology reports · 2022Review
- Feasibility and acceptability of a digital health intervention to promote engagement in and adherence to medication for opioid use disorder.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2021Article
- A Cyberbullying Media-Based Prevention Intervention for Adolescents on Instagram: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
- Text Message Interventions in Adolescent Mental Health and Addiction Services: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
- Emergency department and early detection of adolescents and young adults at risk of developing mental disorders: an exploratory study.Research in psychotherapy (Milano) · 2020Article
- Development of an integrated digital health intervention to promote engagement in and adherence to medication for opioid use disorder.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2020Article
- Clinician's Guide to Evaluating and Developing eHealth Interventions for Mental Health.Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2020Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This study's purpose was to evaluate feasibility and acceptability, obtain preliminary efficacy data, and evaluate predictors of improvement with iDOVE, a technology-augmented violence and depression prevention intervention for high-risk adolescents seen in the emergency department (ED). We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 116 English-speaking adolescents (ages 13-17 years), presenting to the ED for any reason, who reported past-year physical peer violence and current depressive symptoms. The cognitive-behavioral therapy- and motivational interviewing-based intervention consisted of a brief in-ED intervention session and 8 weeks of automated text-message daily mood queries and tailored responses. The control was a brief in-ED presentation and twice-weekly text messages on healthy behaviors. Follow-up was conducted at 8 and 16 weeks. Descriptive statistics, bivariate comparisons, mixed-effects longitudinal regression models, and latent class models (LCMs) were calculated. iDOVE had high acceptability and feasibility, with 86% of eligible youth consenting (n = 116), 95% completing 8-week follow-up, and 91% completing 16-week follow-up. High quantitative and qualitative satisfaction were reported by intervention and control participants. Comparing intervention to control, improved depressive symptoms (p = .07) and physical peer violence (p = .01) were observed among the more symptomatic youth in the intervention group (but no difference in symptoms between full intervention and control groups). LCMs showed that intervention responsiveness correlated with lower mood (measured through daily text messages) at Day 7 of the intervention. This RCT of a technology-augmented intervention shows high feasibility and acceptability and a promising signal of reduced violence among the highest-risk participants. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
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