I-Corps: Self-adherence and Self-motivated Training for Dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress: A Smartphone Solution

基于正念的压力减轻(MBSR)最初是一种减轻疼痛和疾病患者压力的做法。对MBSR及其益处的研究超出了减压的范畴。实践证明，练习MBSR可以更好地集中注意力，可能调节皮质醇水平，改善生活质量，仅举几例。从历史上看，在认知治疗期间，患者在离开治疗时练习所教授的工具是很重要的；然而，确保坚持和正确应用工具往往留给患者、他们的解释和他们的记忆。该团队建议将目前的在线MBSR干预计划转化为移动应用产品，帮助临床治疗和认知治疗。治疗师可以使用拟议的移动应用程序来补充他们的患者的认知治疗培训。MBSR对创伤后应激障碍和其他焦虑症的发明很有用。拟议中的应用程序将帮助治疗师联系客户并跟踪进展。它还将确保客户在日常监测和改进方面得到足够的指导。该应用程序还将被设计成一个开放系统，以持续更新和纳入从研究中确定的有效干预组件。许多人由于耻辱、社会认知或缺乏机会而不会主动为精神障碍提供援助；因此，这一移动应用程序可能提供新的工具来应对，并为进一步治疗打开大门。核心客户端应用程序开发将构建在一个不可知的移动软件开发平台上。利用不可知的平台构建将使应用程序能够快速且无缝地同时或几乎同时在多个移动操作系统(OS)上发布。这种类型的开发为接触更大的客户群打开了大门。

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) started out as a practice to reduce stress in patients with pain and illnesses. Research into MBSR and its benefits go beyond stress reduction. Practicing MBSR has been shown to provide better focus, possible regulation of cortisol levels, quality of life improvement to name a few. Historically, during cognitive therapies it is important for the patient to practice the tools taught when away from therapy; however, ensuring adherence and correctly applying the tools are often left to the patient, their interpretation, and their memory. This team proposes to take the current online MBSR intervention program and turn it into a mobile application product that will assist clinical treatment and cognitive therapy. The proposed mobile application may be used by therapists to supplement cognitive therapy training for their patients. MBSR is useful for invention on PTSD and other anxiety disorders. The proposed app will help the therapist to connect to clients and track the progress. It will also ensure that the clients receive sufficient guidance in their daily monitoring and improvement. The app will also be designed into an open system to continuously update and incorporate effective intervention components identified from research. Many people due to stigma, societal perception, or perhaps lack of access will not come forward for assistance for mental disorders; thus, this mobile application may provide new tools to cope and open the door to further treatment. The core client app development will be built on an agnostic mobile software development platform. Utilizing an agnostic platform build will align the app to be able to be released quickly and seamlessly on multiple mobile operating systems (OS) at or near the same time. This type of development opens access to a larger customer base.