Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
J Trauma Stress. 2010 Feb;23(1):116-23. doi: 10.1002/jts.20494.
The authors present a pilot study of 12 veterans diagnosed with combat-related PTSD and treated with prolonged exposure therapy (PE) via telehealth technology. A reference sample of 35 combat veterans treated with in-person PE in the same clinic is also included for a comparison. Feasibility and clinical outcomes of interest include technical performance and practicality of the telehealth equipment, patient safety, treatment completion rates, number of sessions required for termination, and clinical outcomes. Results indicated large statistically significant decreases in self-reported pathology for veterans treated with PE via telehealth technology. Preliminary results support the feasibility and safety of the modality. Suggestions for the implementation of PE via telehealth technology are discussed.
作者报告了一项针对 12 名被诊断患有与战斗相关的创伤后应激障碍的退伍军人的试点研究，这些退伍军人接受了远程医疗技术的延长暴露疗法 (PE)治疗。还包括一个参考样本，即 35 名在同一诊所接受面对面 PE 治疗的战斗退伍军人，以进行比较。感兴趣的可行性和临床结果包括远程医疗设备的技术性能和实用性、患者安全性、治疗完成率、终止所需的疗程数和临床结果。结果表明，通过远程医疗技术接受 PE 治疗的退伍军人的自我报告病理学有显著的统计学意义下降。初步结果支持该模式的可行性和安全性。讨论了通过远程医疗技术实施 PE 的建议。
