This study is a waitlist control trial evaluating the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a smartphone application with people with mental illness.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
315
The application consists of content areas focused on mental health.
Waitlist control
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
Change in Depressive Symptoms
The Beck Depression Inventory is a self-reported 21-item inventory, scores range from 0-63 and items are summed to compute the total score. A higher score represents more depressive symptoms.
Time frame: Baseline, 30 days, 60 days
Change in Paranoid Thinking
The Green Paranoid Thoughts Scale Parts A \& B is a 32-item scale, the total score is summed with a range of 16-80. A higher score represents more symptoms of paranoid thinking.
Time frame: Baseline, 30 days, 60 days
Change in Anxiety Symptoms
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale is summed with a total score range of 0-21. Higher scores represent more symptoms of anxiety.
Time frame: Baseline, 30 days, 60 days
Change in Psychotic Symptoms
The Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia Voices Questionnaire is a 13-item questionnaire, 9 of the items are scored 0 (least severe or impairing) to 4 (most severe). The total score is intended to indicate the overall severity of psychotic symptoms. Total score range is 0-36. The remaining 4 items are intended to assess qualitative aspects.
Time frame: Baseline, 30 days, 60 days
Participant Acceptability
Participant Acceptability/Usability Ratings Scale is a 26-item scale measuring participant-rated acceptability of the intervention. Participants rate statements on a scale of Disagree (0), Neutral (1), or Agree (2). Items are summed to create a total score and a higher total score indicates greater acceptability.
Time frame: 30 days
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