In October, 2017, Northern California experienced devastating and historic wildfires. Sonoma Rises is an app designed for anyone who was impacted by this event and is intended to help survivors of disaster find their new normal. This study will assess the feasibility and efficacy of a self-help post-disaster mental health intervention delivered via a mobile app with a sample of teens who are experiencing post-disaster mental health symptoms.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
7
All participants will receive the intervention, Sonoma Rises, a mobile app designed by psychologists at the National Center for PTSD for wildfire survivors to facilitate recovery from disaster. Users can access evidence-informed tools to help cope with stress, heal from loss, prioritize self-care, connect with others, manage anger, and track their mood using validated assessments. There are also tools designed just for teens and users are linked to psychoeducation on disaster and health and other mental health resources and services.
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States
Feasibility: intervention retention: number of treatment completers
retention (i.e., number of treatment completers)
Time frame: 4 months
Feasibility: intervention safety: number of adverse events
safety (i.e., number of adverse events)
Time frame: 4 months
Feasibility: intervention adherence: number of treatment components completed
adherence rates (i.e., number of treatment components completed)
Time frame: 4 months
Feasibility: intervention satisfaction/acceptability
satisfaction/acceptability (i.e., participant satisfaction with treatment "how would you rate your overall satisfaction with the program?"- range 0-10 - higher score indicates more satisfaction)
Time frame: 4 months
Feasibility: intervention promotion
Net promoter score (i.e., "How likely are you to recommend this to a friend?" score range 0-5; lower score indicates higher likelihood of promotion)
Time frame: 4 months
Feasibility: engagement rate
Engagement rate (i.e., Number and average length of logins to the mobile app intervention)
Time frame: 4 months
PTSD Symptom Severity
Child PTSD Symptom Scale for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5; score ranges from 0-80; higher scores indicate more PTSD symptom severity
Time frame: 4 months
PTSD functional impairment
Child PTSD Symptom Scale for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5; score ranges from 0-7; higher scores indicate more PTSD related functional impairment
Time frame: 4 months
Internalizing symptoms
Behavior and Feelings Survey - Youth; range 0-24; higher scores indicate more internalizing symptoms (anxiety, depression, stress)
Time frame: 4 months
Externalizing symptoms
Behavior and Feelings Survey- Youth; range 0-24; higher scores indicate more externalizing symptoms (behavior problems)
Time frame: 4 months
Psychosocial functioning
Ohio Youth Scale - Functioning Subscale; Score range 0-80; higher score indicated better functioning
Time frame: 4 months
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