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Published Online: 15 October 2014

Use of Software for Tablet Computers to Promote Engagement With Supported Employment: Results From an RCT

Abstract

Objective

Information technology is opening up new ways to engage people who may benefit from psychiatric services. This study examined an intervention to promote engagement in supported employment for use with a tablet computer.

Methods

In a randomized controlled trial, 45 clients at an urban community mental health agency received a software application for use with a computer tablet and a brochure to promote engagement with supported employment services (N=22) or only the brochure (N=23). Engagement was defined as requesting and attending an in-person meeting with an employment specialist within 30 days postintervention.

Results

Engagement was reported for 11 (50%) participants who received the tablet-based application and one participant (4%) who received only the brochure (odds ratio=22.95, 95% confidence interval=2.51–193.38).

Conclusions

Mobile computer–based engagement interventions can promote initial contact between clients and employment specialists.

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Cover: The Nation Makers, by Howard Pyle 1903. Oil on canvas. Collection Brandywine River Museum of Art, purchased through a grant from the Mabel Pew Myrin Trust, 1984.

Psychiatric Services
Pages: 954 - 956
PubMed: 26037006

History

Published in print: July 2014
Published online: 15 October 2014

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William R. Haslett, Ph.D.
Dr. Haslett is with Gile Mountain Scientific, L.L.C., Salt Lake City, Utah (e-mail: [email protected]). The other authors are with the Department Psychiatry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
Gregory J. McHugo, Ph.D.
Dr. Haslett is with Gile Mountain Scientific, L.L.C., Salt Lake City, Utah (e-mail: [email protected]). The other authors are with the Department Psychiatry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
Gary R. Bond, Ph.D.
Dr. Haslett is with Gile Mountain Scientific, L.L.C., Salt Lake City, Utah (e-mail: [email protected]). The other authors are with the Department Psychiatry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
Robert E. Drake, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Haslett is with Gile Mountain Scientific, L.L.C., Salt Lake City, Utah (e-mail: [email protected]). The other authors are with the Department Psychiatry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.

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