Diverse veterans’ pre- and post-intervention perceptions of home telemental health for posttraumatic stress disorder delivered via tablet

ObjectivesHome telemental health services have the potential to overcome many individual and systemic barriers to care facing military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. However, little is known about the home telemental health-related attitudes and experiences of highly underserved rural or ethnically, racially diverse veterans. This study evaluated whether ethnically/racially diverse U.S. veterans residing in the rural Pacific Islands would find the delivery of evidence-based treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder via home telemental health tablet devices useful and helpful.MethodClinicians located in a central urban location delivered Cognitive Processing Therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder directly into patients’ homes via a tablet device and secure WiFi connection. Pre- and post-treatment measures were collected from a clinical sample of 47 veterans (average age: 49.3 years). Most (74.4%) self-identified as being of ethnic/racial minority background. Attitudinal, satisfaction, an...