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ArticlePsychological services2023

Peer-supported mobile mental health for veterans in primary care: A pilot study.

Daniel M Blonigen, Alexandra L Montena, Jennifer Smith, Jacob Hedges, Eric Kuhn, Eve B Carlson, Jason Owen, Joseph Wielgosz, Kyle Possemato

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Article in Psychological services, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Visualizing Veterans' Care at Home: Understanding the Structure, Function, and Adequacy of Caregiving Networks.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel M BlonigenDepartment of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Health Services Research and Development, Center for Innovation to Implementation.ORCID 0000-0003-3420-6704
Alexandra L MontenaClinical Psychology Program, Palo Alto University.
Jennifer SmithDepartment of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Health Services Research and Development, Center for Innovation to Implementation.
Jacob HedgesVA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse VA Medical Center.
Eric KuhnDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine.
Eve B CarlsonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0002-4431-2415
Jason OwenDissemination and Training Division, Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, National Center for PTSD.
Joseph WielgoszDissemination and Training Division, Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, National Center for PTSD.
Kyle PossematoVA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse VA Medical Center.
National Center for PTSD · USStanford University · USSUNY Upstate Medical University · USVA Palo Alto Health Care System · USPalo Alto University · US

Funding

Implementation of mobile health for Veterans in Primary Care: Using Peers to enhance access to mental health careI21HX002804 · VA · VETERANS ADMIN PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYS · PI BLONIGEN, DANIEL MICHAEL · 2020 to 2020
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HSRD VA I21 HX002804HSRD VA IK6 HX003763
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One in four veteran primary care patients suffers from a mental health condition; however, most do not receive any treatment for these problems. Mobile health (mHealth) can overcome barriers to care access, but poor patient engagement limits the effectiveness and implementation of these tools. Peers may facilitate patient engagement with mHealth. We designed a protocol for peers to support implementation of mobile mental health tools in primary care and tested the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical utility of this approach. Thirty-nine patients across two Veterans Affairs sites who screened positive for depression during a primary care visit and were not currently in mental health treatment were enrolled. Participants were scheduled for four phone sessions with a peer over 8 weeks and introduced to five mobile apps for a range of transdiagnostic mental health issues (stress, low mood, sleep problems, anger, and trauma). Pre/post phone interviews using quantitative and qualitative approaches assessed participants' self-reported app use, satisfaction with the intervention, symptom change (stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia), and progress with personal health goals. On average, patients reported using 3.04 apps (

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Mobile ApplicationsTelemedicineVeteransHumansMental HealthPilot ProjectsPrimary Health Care

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PMID36107676
PMCPMC10278739
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