Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2021
A randomized trial of an online, coach-assisted self-management PTSD intervention tailored for women veterans.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Trauma-focused guided self-help interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Depression and anxiety · 2022Pooled it
- An examination of the criterion-related validity of varying methods of indexing clinically significant change in posttraumatic stress disorder treatment.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2024Trial
- Military Sexual Trauma As a Risk Factor for Treatment Non-Response from an Online, Self-Management Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment for Women Veterans.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2024Trial
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- Digital interventions targeting the impact of stress on stress-related mental health outcomes in military personnel and veterans: a systematic review.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Review
- Engagement of people with lived experience in the design and development of digital mental health interventions: A scoping review of engagement characteristics and impacts.Internet interventions · 2026Review
- Staying Relevant in the Digital Age: Exploring the Evolving Frontier of Telehealth for Mental Health in the Military Health System and Veterans Health Administration.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Review
- Navigating qualitative methods choices in dissemination and implementation research.Implementation science : IS · 2025Article
- PTSD symptom clusters and alcohol use among midlife women Veterans.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2025Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of remote technologies for the treatment of trauma- and stressor-related disorders in adults: mixed-methods systematic review.BJPsych open · 2025Review
- Methadone Patient Access to Collaborative Treatment: Protocol for a Pilot and a Randomized Controlled Trial to Establish Feasibility of Adoption and Impact on Methadone Treatment Delivery and Patient Outcomes.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Web-Based Intervention (SunnysideFlex) to Promote Resilience to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms During Pregnancy: Development and Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans: A Concept Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- State of the Knowledge of VA Military Sexual Trauma Research.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveScalable, efficiently delivered treatments are needed to address the needs of women Veterans with PTSD. This randomized clinical trial compared an online, coach-assisted cognitive behavioral intervention tailored for women Veterans with PTSD to phone monitoring only.
methodWomen Veterans who met diagnostic criteria for PTSD were randomized to an 8-week web-based intervention, called DElivery of Self TRaining and Education for Stressful Situations (DESTRESS)-Women Veterans version (WV), or to phone monitoring only (N = 102). DESTRESS-WV consisted of online sessions and 15-min weekly phone calls from a study coach. Phone monitoring included 15-min weekly phone calls from a study coach to offer general support. PTSD symptom severity (PTSD Symptom-Checklist-Version 5 [PCL-5]) was evaluated pre and posttreatment, and at 3 and 6 months posttreatment.
resultsMore participants completed phone monitoring than DESTRESS-WV (96% vs. 76%, p = 0.01), although treatment satisfaction was significantly greater in the DESTRESS-WV condition. We failed to confirm the superiority of DESTRESS-WV in intent-to-treat slope changes in PTSD symptom severity. Both treatments were associated with significant reductions in PTSD symptom severity over time. However, post hoc analyses of treatment completers and of those with baseline PCL ≥ 33 revealed that the DESTRESS-WV group had greater improvement in PTSD symptom severity relative to phone monitoring with significant differences at the 3-month follow-up assessment.
conclusionsBoth DESTRESS-WV and phone monitoring resulted in significant improvements in women Veterans' PTSD symptoms. DESTRESS-WV may be an appropriate care model for women Veterans who can engage in the demands of the treatment and have higher baseline symptoms. Future research should explore characteristics of and the methods of reliably identifying women Veterans who are most likely to benefit. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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