TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Using telehealth to augment an intensive case monitoring program in veterans with schizophrenia and suicidal ideation: a pilot trial
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Kasckow, John
A1  - Zickmund, Susan
A1  - Gurklis, John
A1  - Luther, James
A1  - Fox, Lauren
A1  - Taylor, Melissa
A1  - Richmond, Ira
A1  - Haas, Gretchen L.
SP  - 111
EP  - 116
VL  - 239
IS  - 
N2  - Veterans with schizophrenia admitted for suicidal ideation were recruited into a post-discharge program consisting of Intensive Case Monitoring (ICM) with daily monitoring with the Health Buddy (HB; experimental group) or ICM alone (control group). This study tested the feasibility of the telehealth monitoring intervention in this population. Secondly, we determined whether augmentation of ICM with our intervention for 3 months would result in a reduction in suicidal ideation. Twenty of 25 telehealth participants could set up the device. Monthly adherence for telehealth participants was > 80%. A qualitative analysis of endpoint surveys revealed that the majority of participants had positive responses. In both groups, there were improvements in Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS) scores at endpoint relative to baseline. No group differences were present with survival analysis when using remission (i.e., BSS score = 0) as the outcome; however, in a subgroup with a history of suicide attempt, there was a trend (p =.093) for a higher rate of remission for those in the HB condition. In conclusion, telehealth monitoring for this population appears to be feasible for those who are able to start using the system. The pilot data obtained should help investigators design better telehealth interventions for this population.<br><br>Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.02.049
ID  - ref1
ER  -