Social Anxiety
Conditions
Keywords
Veteran, Social Anxiety, workforce
Brief summary
Social anxiety is associated with significant deficits in social and occupational functioning. The proposed study seeks to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a brief text-based intervention for decreasing social anxiety related safety behaviors among Veterans attempting to re-integrate into the workforce. Findings from this pilot will support a larger randomized controlled study examining the efficacy of the intervention for improving functional outcomes and quality of life among Veterans.
Interventions
OTHERDSB-I
Participant will receive text message every other day during active phase (30days) via ANNIE text messaging app related to the safety behaviors they identified prior to start.
Sponsors
VA Office of Research and Development
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
open trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Active enrollment in Compensated Work Therapy * Score of \> 25 on the Social Phobia Inventory * Score of \> 47 on the Subtle Avoidance Frequency Examination
Exclusion criteria
* Concurrent enrollment in another study related to social anxiety or improving functional status * Recent (\<3 month) history of psychiatric hospitalization, detoxification admission, or suicide attempt
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subtle Avoidance Frequency Examination (SAFE) | Baseline and immediately after intervention | 32-item self-report measure designed to assess the frequency of safety behavior (SB) use. Respondents are asked to rate how often they engage in SBs such as "Rehearse sentences in your mind" and "Avoid eye contact" on a scale of 0 (Never) to 4 (Always). Scores on the SAFE range from 0-128 with higher scores indicative or more safety behavior use. total mean score |
| Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) | baseline and immediately after intervention | 17-item measure of social anxiety severity. Participants are asked to rate items such as "I avoid doing things or speaking to people for fear of embarrassment" on a Likert-type scale of 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Extremely). Scores on the SPIN range from 0 to 68 with higher scores indicative of more severe social anxiety, total mean score |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAnouk L. Grubaugh, PhD MA BS
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
Outcome results
None listed