psychothology suicidality
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Population 15 patients who are referred to our department because of suicidal thoughts or behavior and accepted for out-patient treatment and their 15 live-in partners will be enrolled upon the start of treatment. criteria for all 30 participants: - To be mentally competent to decide about participating in the study - Written informed consent has been provided - Mastery of Dutch Language in speech and writing; - In possession of an electronic device, e.g. smart-phone, i-pad, which supports the PsyMate app; - Ability to use the PsyMate app and comply with the study protocol (clinical judgment treating physician).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Participation in another study that is ongoing at our department; - Homelessness; - Primary addiction problem
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary study parameters/ endpoints will be: 1)The number and percentage of participants completing the study; 2) the percentage of PsyMate beeps followed (i.e. questionnaires filled out) per participant; 3) the participants* experiences with the PsyMate. The secondary endpoints will be the outcomes on the test-battery, and daily ESM questionnaires. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - psychiatric symptoms (as assessed by the brief psychiatric rating scale, BPRS and the health of the nations outcomes scale, HONOS, mean +/- standard deviation) - relationship quality (as assessed by the relationship assessment scale, RAS, mean +/ standard deviation) - Quality of sleep (likert scale, mean +/- standard deviation) - Positive affect (average of cheerful, satisfied, enthusiastic, relaxed) (likert scale, mean +/- standard deviation) - Negative affect (average of down, suspicious, guilty, irritated, lonely and anxious) (likert scale, mean +/- standard deviation) - View of self (likert scale, mean +/- standard deviation) - (social) activities (percentage of time per option) - Stress during activity (likert scale, mean +/- standard deviation) General patient information will be reported as follows: - Age (mean +/- standard deviation) - Sex (number and % female) - educational level (low * middle * high, number and percentage in each category); - work (none / part-time / full-time, number and percentage in each category); - participants with children (number and percentage) - of participants with children: number of children (mean and standard deviation) - past diagnosis (depression / bipolar disorder / schizophrenia / cluster a/b/c personality disorder, number and percentage of each category); - current psychiatric condition (depression / bipolar disorder / schizophrenia / anxiety disorder / cluster a/b/c personality disorder, number and percentage of each category) - current use of benzodiazepines / antidepressants / antipsychotics / mood stabilizer (number and percentage of each category); - current psychotherapy (number and percentage). | — |
Countries
Netherlands