Exploring research team members' and trial participants' perceptions of acceptability and implementation within one videoconference-based supportive care program …

A Wurz, K Ellis, D Duchek, M Bansal… - Translational …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The SPIN-CHAT Program was designed to support mental health among
individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc; commonly known as scleroderma) and at least mild …

A qualitative interview study exploring the psychological health impacts of the SPIN-CHAT program among people with systemic sclerosis at the onset of COVID-19 …

A Wurz, D Duchek, K Ellis, M Bansal… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Explore trial participants' and research team members' perceptions of the impact of
the videoconference-based, supportive care program (SPIN-CHAT Program) during early …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol for a partially nested randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the scleroderma patient-centered intervention network COVID-19 …

BD Thombs, L Kwakkenbos, ME Carrier… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Contagious disease outbreaks and related restrictions can lead to negative
psychological outcomes, particularly in vulnerable populations at risk due to pre-existing …

Effects of a multi-faceted education and support programme on anxiety symptoms among people with systemic sclerosis and anxiety during COVID-19 (SPIN-CHAT): a …

BD Thombs, L Kwakkenbos, B Levis… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background No trials have tested multifaceted mental health interventions recommended by
public health organisations during COVID-19. The objective of this trial was to evaluate the …

Mental health symptoms in scleroderma during COVID-19: a Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort longitudinal study

R Henry, L Kwakkenbos, ME Carrier, S Patten… - 2023 - escholarship.mcgill.ca
Objectives: People with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are vulnerable in COVID-19 and face
challenges related to shifting COVID-19 risk and protective restrictions. We evaluated mental …

Feasibility and acceptability of VA CONNECT: Caring for our nation's needs electronically during the COVID-19 transition

M Gromatsky, SR Sullivan, EL Mitchell, AP Spears… - Psychiatry …, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has transformed day-to-day functioning and exacerbated mental health concerns.
The current study examines preliminary feasibility and acceptability of a VA CONNECT–a …

Comparison of mental health symptoms prior to and during COVID-19 among patients with systemic sclerosis from four countries: a Scleroderma Patient-centered …

BD Thombs, L Kwakkenbos, RS Henry, ME Carrier… - medRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background No studies have reported comparisons of mental health symptoms prior to and
during COVID-19 in vulnerable populations. Objectives were to compare anxiety and …

Changes in mental health symptoms from pre-COVID-19 to COVID-19 among participants with systemic sclerosis from four countries: A Scleroderma Patient-centered …

BD Thombs, L Kwakkenbos, RS Henry… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction No studies have reported mental health symptom comparisons prior to and
during COVID-19 in vulnerable medical populations. Objective To compare anxiety and …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting graduate student mental health during COVID-19: Acceptability, feasibility, and perceived utility of an online single-session intervention

AR Wasil, ME Taylor, RE Franzen, JS Steinberg… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 outbreak has simultaneously increased the need for mental health services
and decreased their availability. Brief online self-help interventions that can be completed in …

[PDF][PDF] Promoting graduate student mental health during COVID-19: acceptability and perceived utility of an online single-session intervention

AR Wasil, ME Taylor, RE Franzen, J Steinberg… - PsyArXiv. doi, 2020 - osf.io
The COVID-19 outbreak has simultaneously increased the need for mental health services
and decreased their availability. Brief online self-help interventions that can be completed in …