长期COVID应对和恢复 (LCCR):为长期COVID的退伍军人开发一种新的以恢复为导向的治疗方法
Yosef Sokol1,2, Chana Silver1, Sofie Glatt1
1VISN 2 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Contemporary clinical trials communications
|October 16, 2023
概括
这项研究测试了长期COVID应对和恢复 (LCCR) 对长期COVID的退伍军人进行干预. 在改善退伍军人的生活质量和心理健康方面,LCCR干预似乎是可行的和可以接受的.
科学领域:
- 心理健康 心理健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
背景情况:
- 长期COVID影响13.5%的退伍军人事务 (VA) 用户,需要有针对性的干预措施.
- 相当数量的美国退伍军人 (超过70万) 已被诊断出患有COVID-19.
- 长期COVID缺乏基于证据的心理健康支持,特别是在退伍军人中.
研究的目的:
- 评估长期COVID应对和恢复 (LCCR) 干预措施的可行性和可接受性.
- 为了支持症状管理和提高长期COVID的退伍军人的生活质量.
- 适应持续身份认知疗法 (CI-CT) 用于退伍军人的长期COVID康复.
主要方法:
- 一项开放式试点研究涉及三项单臂治疗试验,涉及18名退伍军人.
- 通过远程医疗 (VA视频连接和/或VA WebEx) 提供每周16个60分钟的会议.
- 评估出席率,留住率,学率,客户满意度,生活质量,弹性,心理健康和个人身份.
主要成果:
- 该研究旨在根据初步发现优化LCCR干预.
- 数据收集侧重于可行性指标,如出席率和保留率.
- 探索性结果包括生活质量,弹性和心理健康指标的变化.
结论:
- 在长期COVID的退伍军人中,LCCR干预显示出可行性和可接受性的承诺.
- 积极的结果可能会导致人工干预和更大的随机对照试验.
- 这项研究解决了长期COVID的退伍军人心理健康支持的关键差距.
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