College Student Veterans' Experience With a Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Mobile App Intervention for PTSD: A Qualitative Study

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-10-2020

Publication Title

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

First page number:

1

Last page number:

10

Abstract

This study aimed to explore college student military veterans' experience with a mindfulness- and acceptance-based smartphone app intervention. Upon the 4-week participation in the intervention, 23 student veterans took part in semi-structured interviews. In the thematic analysis of the interview transcripts, three main themes emerged: (1) generating momentum of app use; (2) optimizing the functions and benefits of the app; and (3) resolving to deepen the practice of mindfulness and acceptance. Considering the low engagement rates of several previous app-based studies, our results provide a useful framework for incorporating human feedback and support in enhancing users' engagement with the app.

Keywords

College student veterans; Mindfulness; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Resilience; Smartphone app

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Language

English

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