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September 5, 2025

Assessing the Efficacy of Using the PTSD Coach Mobile Application for Managing PTSD Symptoms: Results Using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-21

Key Points

Four out of 21 HSCL-21 questions showed reduced scores after 30 days using the PTSD Coach app.
Participants experienced improvements in PTSD symptoms, indicating the app's effectiveness during the follow-up.
Patients reported their scores using the HSCL-21 before and after utilizing the PTSD Coach app over a month.
Further studies are needed to explore the app's long-term impact and retention of participants.

Abstract

Background: Primary care settings often become the first place where patients with mental health concerns go, especially with shortages of mental health providers. During Covid-19 mental health concerns increased, increasing the demand of primary care providers to help assist patients navigate their concerns. Hypothesis: Participants that use the PTSD Coach App for 30 days will have reduced HSCL-21 follow-up scores compared to their intake. Methods: Patients were recruited from the Rowan-Virtua family medicine office in Sewell. The PCL-5 with the HSCL-21 was administered, with patients then using the PTSD Coach app for 30 days. Researchers followed up with patients after this period, where the PCL-5 was administered again. Results: 4 out of 21 HSCL-21 questions showed a reduction in scores. Conclusions: The PTSD Coach app may be an effective tool, but needs to be studied further. Future directions include determining loss of follow-up in patients and continuing to analyze collected data to see the effectiveness of the PTSD Coach app

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Rana et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb5f7a6d6d5674bcd03bc9 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31986/issn.2689-0690_rdw.stratford_research_day.147_2025

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