Morland Leslie A, Niehaus James, Taft Casey, Marx Brian P, Menez Ursula, Mackintosh Margaret-Anne
National Center for PTSD - Pacific Islands Division, Department of Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Healthcare System, 3375 Koapaka Street, Suite I-560, Honolulu, HI 96819.
Charles River Analytics, Inc., 625 Mount Auburn Street No. 3, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Mil Med. 2016 Sep;181(9):990-5. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00293.
This feasibility pilot study evaluated the usability of a mobile application (app), Remote Exercises for Learning Anger and Excitation Management (RELAX), as an adjunct to an anger management treatment delivered to Veterans.
Four Veterans completed pre- and post-treatment measures of anger, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, interpersonal functioning, and app use.
Descriptive results of clinical outcomes are provided. Qualitative data included Veterans' and therapists' feedback regarding the acceptability of the technology, satisfaction with the RELAX app, homework facilitation, and suggestions for improvement. Large reductions in anger, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms, and improvements in social functioning were evidenced post-treatment. Veterans reported that the RELAX app was helpful and appreciated its functionality.
Our findings support using an app as an adjunct to traditional anger management.
本可行性试点研究评估了一款移动应用程序（应用）——“学习愤怒与兴奋管理的远程练习”（RELAX）作为退伍军人愤怒管理治疗辅助手段的可用性。
四名退伍军人完成了治疗前和治疗后的愤怒、创伤后应激障碍、抑郁、人际功能及应用使用情况的测量。
提供了临床结果的描述性结果。定性数据包括退伍军人和治疗师关于该技术的可接受性、对RELAX应用的满意度、家庭作业辅助情况以及改进建议的反馈。治疗后，愤怒、创伤后应激障碍和抑郁症状大幅减轻，社会功能得到改善。退伍军人报告称RELAX应用很有帮助，并赞赏其功能。
我们的研究结果支持将应用作为传统愤怒管理的辅助手段。
