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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Text4PTSI: A Promising Supportive Text Messaging Program to Mitigate Psychological Symptoms in Public Safety Personnel.

Gloria Obuobi-Donkor, Reham Shalaby, Ejemai Eboreime, Belinda Agyapong, Natalie Phung, Scarlett Eyben, Kristopher Wells, Carla Hilario, Raquel da Luz Dias, Chelsea Jones and 4 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Gloria Obuobi-DonkorDepartment of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5325-8054
Reham ShalabyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3717-6398
Ejemai EboreimeDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8277-2570
Belinda AgyapongDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7633-6529
Natalie PhungOperational Stress Injury Clinic, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB T5J 3E4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7326-2592
Scarlett EybenOperational Stress Injury Clinic, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB T5J 3E4, Canada.
Kristopher WellsDepartment of Child and Youth Care, Faculty of Health and Community Studies, MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0766-7708
Carla HilarioSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
Raquel da Luz DiasDepartment of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6347-4620
Chelsea JonesDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7713-4099
Suzette Brémault-PhillipsDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.
Yanbo ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.
Andrew J GreenshawDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9097-900X
Vincent Israel Opoku AgyapongDepartment of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2743-0372
University of Alberta · CADalhousie University · CAAlberta Health Services · CAMacEwan University · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPublic safety personnel experience various mental health conditions due to their work's complex and demanding nature. There are barriers to seeking support and treatment; hence, providing innovative and cost-effective interventions can help improve mental health symptoms in public safety personnel.

objectiveThe study aimed to evaluate the impact of Text4PTSI on depression, anxiety, trauma, and stress-related symptoms, and the resilience of public safety personnel after six months of providing supportive text message intervention.

methodsPublic safety personnel subscribed to Text4PTSI and received daily supportive and psychoeducational SMS text messages for six months. Participants were invited to complete standardized self-rated web-based questionnaires to assess depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and resilience symptoms measured on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C), and the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), respectively. The assessment of mental health conditions was conducted at baseline (enrolment) and six weeks, three months, and six months after enrollment.

resultsOne hundred and thirty-one subscribers participated in the Text4PTSI program, and eighteen completed both the baseline and any follow-up survey. A total of 31 participants completed the baseline survey and 107 total surveys were recorded at all follow-up time points. The baseline prevalence of psychological problems among public safety personnel were as follows: likely major depressive disorder (MDD) was 47.1%, likely generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) was 37.5%, low resilience was 22.2%, and likely PTSD was 13.3%. At six months post-intervention, the prevalence of likely MDD, likely GAD, and likely PTSD among respondents reduced; however, a statistically significant reduction was reported only for likely MDD (-35.3%, X

conclusionsThe results of this study suggest a significant reduction in the prevalence of likely MDD as well as the severity of anxiety symptoms from baseline to post-intervention for subscribers of the Text4PTSI program. Text4PTSI is a cost-effective, convenient, and easily scalable program that can augment other services for managing the mental health burdens of public safety personnel.

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Major Depressive DisorderStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticText MessagingAnxietyAnxiety DisordersHumansmental healthpublic safety personnelText4PTSItext messaging

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PMID36901235
PMCPMC10001524
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