This pilot trial assesses the clinical applicability of SYMPTOMS-JIT, an innovative smartphone application implementing just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) in the framework of in vivo exposure (IVE) therapy in treating patients with anxiety disorders. Created by a multidisciplinary team of experts from both clinical psychology and geospatial technology, SYMPTOMS-JIT uses real-time, context-linked multimedia messages to guide patients step by step during exposure activities in real-world settings. The application utilizes the smartphone’s sensors and adaptive algorithms that automatically provide personalized psychoeducative, motivational, and emotional-regulation assistance. This application aims to fill the gaps of current conventional IVE, which faces the problem of patients' inability to independently perform exposure activities. The application will be assessed using a combination of quantitative analytical tools consisting of the user Mobile Application Rating Scale (uMARS), System Usability Scale (SUS), ICT Profile, and the Cuestionario de Usabilidad y Aceptabilidad (CUA), along with a small-scale trial involving three patients with anxiety disorders. The trial showed promising quantitative data with an overall SUS score of 89.2, signifying a highly usable application. The application’s acceptability was also established. The findings from the similar comprehension of Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR), which evaluated the data from the trial, showed promising outcomes including improvement in therapeutic compliance, emotional, autonomy benefits, small technological inconsistencies, as well as hesitations on recording audio. While this small-scale research trial showed promising findings, it still gives an indication of the efficacy of SYMPTOMS-JIT’s effectiveness in improving the world of IVE by establishing its suitability in the scheme of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Questo studio pilota valuta l'applicabilità clinica di SYMPTOMS-JIT, un'innovativa applicazione per smartphone che implementa interventi adattivi just-in-time (JITAIs) nel contesto della terapia di esposizione in vivo (IVE) per il trattamento di pazienti con disturbi d'ansia. Creata da un team multidisciplinare di esperti in psicologia clinica e tecnologia geospaziale, SYMPTOMS-JIT utilizza messaggi multimediali in tempo reale e contestualizzati per guidare i pazienti passo dopo passo durante le attività di esposizione in ambienti reali. L'applicazione sfrutta i sensori dello smartphone e algoritmi adattivi che forniscono automaticamente supporto personalizzato di tipo psicoeducativo, motivazionale e di regolazione emotiva. L'obiettivo dell'applicazione è colmare le lacune dell'attuale IVE convenzionale, che incontra il problema dell'incapacità dei pazienti di eseguire autonomamente le attività di esposizione. L'applicazione è stata valutata utilizzando una combinazione di strumenti analitici quantitativi, tra cui la Mobile Application Rating Scale (uMARS), la System Usability Scale (SUS), il profilo ICT e il Cuestionario de Usabilidad y Aceptabilidad (CUA), insieme a un trial su piccola scala che ha coinvolto tre pazienti con disturbi d'ansia. Il trial ha mostrato dati quantitativi promettenti, con un punteggio SUS complessivo di 89,2, che indica un'applicazione altamente usabile. È stata anche stabilita l'accettabilità dell'applicazione. I risultati derivati dalla comprensione simile della Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR), che ha valutato i dati del trial, hanno mostrato esiti promettenti, tra cui un miglioramento della compliance terapeutica, benefici emotivi e di autonomia, piccole incoerenze tecnologiche e alcune esitazioni riguardo alla registrazione audio. Sebbene questo trial di ricerca su piccola scala abbia mostrato risultati promettenti, fornisce comunque un'indicazione dell'efficacia di SYMPTOMS-JIT nel migliorare il panorama dell'IVE, stabilendone l'idoneità nel contesto della Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamentale (CBT).
Esplorare l'applicabilità clinica di SYMPTOMS-JIT: uno studio pilota basato su casi di terapia dell'esposizione assistita tramite smartphone per l'ansia
DONATO, ANTONIO
2024/2025
Abstract
This pilot trial assesses the clinical applicability of SYMPTOMS-JIT, an innovative smartphone application implementing just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) in the framework of in vivo exposure (IVE) therapy in treating patients with anxiety disorders. Created by a multidisciplinary team of experts from both clinical psychology and geospatial technology, SYMPTOMS-JIT uses real-time, context-linked multimedia messages to guide patients step by step during exposure activities in real-world settings. The application utilizes the smartphone’s sensors and adaptive algorithms that automatically provide personalized psychoeducative, motivational, and emotional-regulation assistance. This application aims to fill the gaps of current conventional IVE, which faces the problem of patients' inability to independently perform exposure activities. The application will be assessed using a combination of quantitative analytical tools consisting of the user Mobile Application Rating Scale (uMARS), System Usability Scale (SUS), ICT Profile, and the Cuestionario de Usabilidad y Aceptabilidad (CUA), along with a small-scale trial involving three patients with anxiety disorders. The trial showed promising quantitative data with an overall SUS score of 89.2, signifying a highly usable application. The application’s acceptability was also established. The findings from the similar comprehension of Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR), which evaluated the data from the trial, showed promising outcomes including improvement in therapeutic compliance, emotional, autonomy benefits, small technological inconsistencies, as well as hesitations on recording audio. While this small-scale research trial showed promising findings, it still gives an indication of the efficacy of SYMPTOMS-JIT’s effectiveness in improving the world of IVE by establishing its suitability in the scheme of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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