Facultad de Psicologia, Ciencias de la Educación y el Deporte Blanquerna, University of Ramon-Llull, Spain; and Consorci Sanitari del Maresme. Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of Mataró, Spain.
Facultad de Psicologia, Ciencias de la Educación y el Deporte Blanquerna, University of Ramon-Llull, Spain; and Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of Mataró, Spain.
Australas Psychiatry. 2021 Jun;29(3):294-298. doi: 10.1177/1039856220924321. Epub 2020 May 22.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental disorder characterized by emotional crises. To date, crisis interventions for BPD have been conducted via telephone calls and emergency units, which are associated with an extra amount of resources. The aim of this research was to test the usability and satisfaction with a psychotherapeutic mobile app for self-managing crises in BPD.
The B·RIGHT app was designed based on Artificial Intelligence psychotherapeutic algorithms. Usability and satisfaction with the app were assessed in 25 outpatients diagnosed with BPD (84% female, mean age = 35.80 years) using the System Usability Scale (SUS) and other questionnaires. Clinical features were assessed using the Borderline Symptom List, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale and Beck's Depression Inventory.
Patients with BPD considered the app user-friendly (mean total score = 4.03) and highly satisfactory (mean total score = 4.02), resulting in a positive user experience (mean total score = 4.09). Total usability was negatively associated with age ( = -.44), positively associated with educational level ( = .47) and with overall emotion dysregulation ( = .51), and negatively associated with depression severity ( = -.47).
The usability and satisfaction testing of the B·RIGHT app showed promising findings, which warrant further research in order to validate its effectiveness.
边缘型人格障碍（BPD）是一种严重的精神障碍，其特征为情绪危机。迄今为止，BPD 的危机干预是通过电话和急救单元进行的，这需要额外的资源。本研究旨在测试 BPD 自我管理危机的心理治疗移动应用程序的可用性和满意度。
B·RIGHT 应用程序是基于人工智能心理治疗算法设计的。使用系统可用性量表（SUS）和其他问卷，对 25 名被诊断为 BPD 的门诊患者（84%为女性，平均年龄=35.80 岁）评估了应用程序的可用性和满意度。使用边缘症状清单、情绪调节困难量表和贝克抑郁量表评估临床特征。
BPD 患者认为该应用程序易于使用（总平均得分为 4.03）且非常满意（总平均得分为 4.02），从而获得了积极的用户体验（总平均得分为 4.09）。总可用性与年龄呈负相关（=-.44），与教育程度呈正相关（=.47），与整体情绪调节障碍呈正相关（=.51），与抑郁严重程度呈负相关（=-.47）。
B·RIGHT 应用程序的可用性和满意度测试结果令人鼓舞，需要进一步研究以验证其有效性。
