Investigation of abbreviated 4 and 8 item versions of the PTSD Checklist 5

Price, Matthew; Szafranski, Derek D.; Stolk-Cooke, Katherine van; Grös, Daniel F.

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.03.014

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“…Attempting to respond to such assessments via a mobile application would be highly burdensome to the patient, and might result in higher rates of noncompliance. There is a need for abbreviated scales to measure PTSD symptoms that cater to mobile administration [36], [37]. Third, a range of constructs that are understood to be important to post-trauma recovery processes, including physiological measures, hospital-based variables, and environmental assessments, were not collected [10], [38], [39].…”

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Tracking Post-trauma Psychopathology Using Mobile Applications: a Usability Study

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Stolk-Cooke

Ward

et al. 2017

J. technol. behav. sci.

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Trauma exposure markedly increases risk for psychopathology including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Understanding the course by which PTSD develops after a traumatic event is critical to enhancing early intervention. Although prior work has explored the course of PTSD symptoms in the subsequent months, relatively few studies have explored the course of symptoms in the acute post-trauma period, defined as the 30 days after a traumatic event. A key challenge to conducting such studies is the lack of efficient means to collect data that does not impose significant burden on the participant during this time. The present study evaluated the use of a mobile phone application to collect symptom data during the acute post trauma period. Data was obtained from 23 individuals who experienced a Criterion A traumatic event and were recruited from the Emergency Department of a Level 1 Trauma Center. Participants completed 44.93% of daily assessments across a 30-day period. Responses rates were uncorrelated with PTSD symptoms or depression symptoms at 1-month and 3-month posttrauma. Participants reported that the surveys were moderately helpful and posed minimal burden. These findings suggest that mobile applications can be used to learn about the course of post-trauma recovery.

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Tracking Post-trauma Psychopathology Using Mobile Applications: a Usability Study

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Stolk-Cooke

Ward

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“…These included the eight items of the abbreviated PCL-5 (Price, Szafranski, Van Stolk-Cooke, & Gros, 2016) and an additional item from the PCL-5 assessing sleep (PCL-5 item 20). The tenth item assessed pain on a scale of 0 to 10.…”

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Implementing assessments via mobile during the acute posttrauma period: feasibility, acceptability and strategies to improve response rates

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Stolk-Cooke

Legrand

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European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: PTSD is posited to develop in the acute posttrauma period. Few studies have examined psychopathology symptoms within this period due to the demands on individuals in the first month after a trauma. Mobile devices can overcome these barriers. The feasibility of using mobile devices for this purpose, however, is unclear. Objective: The present study evaluated the acceptability of administering PTSD symptom assessments via a mobile application throughout the acute posttrauma period. Method: Participants (N = 90) were recruited from a Level 1 Trauma Center within M = 4.88 days of experiencing a traumatic event. A mobile application was placed on their smartphone that administered a daily self-report assessment of PTSD symptoms for 30 days. Participants were compensated US$1 for each assessment completed. Results: The overall response rate was 61.1% or M = 18.33, SD = 9.12 assessments. Assessments were accessed M = 65.2 minutes after participants were notified to complete them and took M = 2.52 minutes to complete. Participants reported that the daily assessments were not bothersome and were moderately helpful. Conclusion: The present study suggests that using mobile devices to monitor mental health symptoms during the acute posttrauma period is feasible and acceptable. Strategies are needed to determine how to best take advantage of these data once collected.

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“…Separate trauma-specific versions of symptom severity measures have also been developed (e.g., military vs. civilian [33]). In addition, more brief versions have been proposed to further reduce the time demands, but not the accuracy, of symptom severity questionnaires such as the Primary Care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD [25,34]).…”

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Overview of Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment

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Teeters

Grös

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic psychological disorder that can develop after exposure to a traumatic event. This review summarizes the literature on the epidemiology, assessment, and treatment of PTSD. We provide a review of the characteristics of PTSD along with associated risk factors, and describe brief, evidence-based measures that can be used to screen for PTSD and monitor symptom changes over time. In regard to treatment, we highlight commonly used, evidence-based psychotherapies and pharmacotherapies for PTSD. Among psychotherapeutic approaches, evidence-based approaches include cognitive-behavioral therapies (e.g., Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. A wide variety of pharmacotherapies have received some level of research support for PTSD symptom alleviation, although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have the largest evidence base to date. However, relapse may occur after the discontinuation of pharmacotherapy, whereas PTSD symptoms typically remain stable or continue to improve after completion of evidence-based psychotherapy. After reviewing treatment recommendations, we conclude by describing critical areas for future research.

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Investigation of abbreviated 4 and 8 item versions of the PTSD Checklist 5

Cited by 166 publications

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Tracking Post-trauma Psychopathology Using Mobile Applications: a Usability Study

Tracking Post-trauma Psychopathology Using Mobile Applications: a Usability Study

Implementing assessments via mobile during the acute posttrauma period: feasibility, acceptability and strategies to improve response rates

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Overview of Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment

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