Keywords
Primary Care, PTSD, PCL-5, Hopkins Symptom Checklist-21, HSCL-21
IRB or IACUC Protocol Number
PRO-2023-95
Date of Presentation
5-1-2025 12:00 AM
Poster Abstract
Background: Primary care settings often become the first place where patients with mental health concerns go, especially with shortages of mental health providers. During Covid-19 mental health concerns increased, increasing the demand of primary care providers to help assist patients navigate their concerns. Hypothesis: Participants that use the PTSD Coach App for 30 days will have reduced HSCL-21 follow-up scores compared to their intake. Methods: Patients were recruited from the Rowan-Virtua family medicine office in Sewell. The PCL-5 with the HSCL-21 was administered, with patients then using the PTSD Coach app for 30 days. Researchers followed up with patients after this period, where the PCL-5 was administered again. Results: 4 out of 21 HSCL-21 questions showed a reduction in scores. Conclusions: The PTSD Coach app may be an effective tool, but needs to be studied further. Future directions include determining loss of follow-up in patients and continuing to analyze collected data to see the effectiveness of the PTSD Coach app
Disciplines
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms | Family Medicine | Health and Medical Administration | Health Information Technology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Primary Care | Psychiatry
Included in
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Commons, Family Medicine Commons, Health and Medical Administration Commons, Health Information Technology Commons, Primary Care Commons, Psychiatry Commons
Assessing the Efficacy of Using the PTSD Coach Mobile Application for Managing PTSD Symptoms: Results Using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-21
Background: Primary care settings often become the first place where patients with mental health concerns go, especially with shortages of mental health providers. During Covid-19 mental health concerns increased, increasing the demand of primary care providers to help assist patients navigate their concerns. Hypothesis: Participants that use the PTSD Coach App for 30 days will have reduced HSCL-21 follow-up scores compared to their intake. Methods: Patients were recruited from the Rowan-Virtua family medicine office in Sewell. The PCL-5 with the HSCL-21 was administered, with patients then using the PTSD Coach app for 30 days. Researchers followed up with patients after this period, where the PCL-5 was administered again. Results: 4 out of 21 HSCL-21 questions showed a reduction in scores. Conclusions: The PTSD Coach app may be an effective tool, but needs to be studied further. Future directions include determining loss of follow-up in patients and continuing to analyze collected data to see the effectiveness of the PTSD Coach app
