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ArticleInternet interventions2022

Momentary effects of Temstem, an app for voice-hearing individuals: Results from naturalistic data from 1048 users.

Alyssa Jongeneel, Ilan Libedinsky, Anouk Reinbergen, Nynke Tromp, Philippe Delespaul, Heleen Riper, Mark van der Gaag, David van den Berg

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Article in Internet interventions, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Alyssa JongeneelDepartment of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Ilan LibedinskyDepartment of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Anouk ReinbergenMark van der Gaag Research Centre, Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, Zoutkeetsingel 40, 2512 HN Den Haag, Netherlands.
Nynke TrompDepartment of Industrial Design, Delft University of Technology, Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE Delft, Netherlands.
Philippe DelespaulDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Heleen RiperDepartment of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Mark van der GaagDepartment of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands.
David van den BergDepartment of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLParnassia Groep · NLDelft University of Technology · NLGGZ inGeest · NLMaastricht University · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Temstem is a mobile application developed in cooperation with voice-hearing persons to help them cope with distressing voices. After psychoeducation about voice hearing, Temstem offers two functions: Silencing is a mode designed to inhibit voice activity through the processing of incompatible language; the Challenging mode introduces dual tasking (as used in eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) designed to reduce the emotionality and vividness of a voice memory. Two different language games, Lingo Tapper and Word Link, are provided, containing both functions. This study aimed to explore the momentary effects of Temstem on voice-hearing distress, emotionality and vividness in a naturalistic sample of voice-hearing app users. Method: Temstem is freely available in the Netherlands. We collected data through the app from 1048 individual users who had given informed consent for the study. We assessed changes in pre- and post-session scores on distress, emotionality and vividness, and we evaluated differences in outcomes between the games and whether effects remained stable over multiple sessions. Results: Users had been hearing voices for an average of 4.95 years; 79 % had been informed about Temstem by a mental health therapist or coach. After a Silencing session, voice-hearing distress was reduced, Discussion: In this heterogeneous sample of voice-hearing individuals, Temstem appeared to be a promising coping tool; momentary voice-hearing distress and the emotionality and vividness of voice statements were reduced after a Temstem session. Despite important limitations and the need for more research, naturalistic studies of user app data may yield interesting and generalisable findings.

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AppAuditory verbal hallucinationseHealthNaturalistic dataUser dataVoice hearing

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