@article{ref1,
title="A feasibility pilot study on the use of text messages to track PTSD symptoms after a traumatic injury",
journal="General hospital psychiatry",
year="2014",
author="Price, Matthew and Ruggiero, Kenneth J. and Ferguson, Pamela L. and Patel, Sachin K. and Treiber, Frank and Couillard, Deborah and Fahkry, Samir M.",
volume="36",
number="3",
pages="249-254",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Monitoring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after a traumatic injury is beneficial for patients and providers. Text messages can be used to automatically monitor symptoms and impose minimal burden to patients and providers. The present study piloted such a strategy with traumatic injury patients. <br><br>METHOD: An automated daily text message was piloted to evaluate PTSD symptoms after discharge from the hospital. Twenty-nine patients who experienced a traumatic injury received 15 daily texts and were then followed up at 1-month and 3-months after discharge. <br><br>RESULTS: 82.8% of the sample responded at least once and the average response rate per participant was 63.1%. Response rates were correlated with PTSD symptoms at baseline but not at any other time. Patient satisfaction with this approach was high. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Text messages are a viable method to monitor PTSD symptoms after a traumatic injury. Such an approach should be evaluated on a larger scale as part of a more comprehensive early intervention for traumatic stress.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0163-8343",
doi="10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.02.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.02.004"
}