BrighterSide的有效性,一个自我指导的应用程序自杀想法:随机对照试验
Natasha Josifovski1,2, Michelle Torok1,2, Philip Batterham3
1Black Dog Institute, Randwick, Australia.
JMIR mental health
|March 29, 2024
概括
与等候名单对照相比,BrighterSide智能手机应用程序并没有显著减少自杀想法. 需要进一步的研究来了解数字干预对自杀倾向的有效性.
科学领域:
- 数字心理健康数字心理健康
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 自主指导的数字干预措施在减少自杀念头方面表现有前途.
- 需要严格评估针对自杀倾向的智能手机应用程序.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估 BrighterSide智能手机应用程序在减少自杀念头严重性的有效性.
- 将 BrighterSide 应用程序干预与等候名单对照组进行比较.
主要方法:
- 一项随机对照试验,涉及550名最近有自杀念头的成年人 (18-65岁).
- 参与者被分配到 BrighterSide 应用程序或等候名单控制组.
- 测量结果包括自杀念头,心理困扰,功能和在基线,6周和12周的恢复.
主要成果:
- 随着时间的推移,这两组的自杀念头都下降了,而 BrighterSide 应用程序和等候名单控制之间没有显著差异.
- 在自我伤害,功能和恢复方面发现了改善,但在各组之间没有显著差异.
- 在6周的应用组中,心理困扰较低,但在12周后这种效应没有持续下去.
结论:
- 在减少自杀念头方面, BrighterSide应用程序没有在等候名单控制中表现出优越性.
- 该研究讨论了关于应用程序有效性的零发现的潜在原因.
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