@article{ref1,
title="Acceptability of cognitive anxiety sensitivity treatment among veterans with mTBI",
journal="Rehabilitation psychology",
year="2020",
author="Betthauser, Lisa M. and Albanese, Brian J. and Cochran, Kathryn L. and McGarity, Suzanne and Schneider, Alexandra L. and Schmidt, Norman B. and Brenner, Lisa Anne and Barnes, Sean M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is a transdiagnostic risk factor for persistent physical and psychological symptoms relevant to veterans, such as postconcussive  symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The Cognitive Anxiety  Sensitivity Treatment (CAST) computerized intervention has been shown to reduce AS  but has not been widely used among veterans. The purpose of this study was to assess  the acceptability and feasibility of CAST among veterans with elevated AS and mTBI  eligible to receive Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care. <br><br>DESIGN: Twenty-two  veterans with mTBI, elevated cognitive AS, and history of deployment to Iraq and/or  Afghanistan completed a single assessment and intervention session. Acceptability  was assessed with the Client Satisfaction Quesitonnaire-8 (CSQ-8) and a qualitative  interview. Measures of feasibility included study enrollment, ease of participation,  and intervention completion. AS was assessed pre- and post-CAST completion. <br><br>RESULTS:  Consistent with interview responses, 77.3% of participants' CSQ-8 scores indicated  that veterans found the intervention acceptable. Technological issues, such as  internet connectivity, decreased feasibility of consistently delivering the  intervention in the research setting readily available to the study team. Decreases  on pre-to-post intervention AS outcomes were observed. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Acceptability of  the CAST intervention in this sample was generally supported. Feasibility of  implementing CAST in this study was limited by technological issues. Data did not  indicate a critical need to revise content of the CAST intervention. Identified  strategies for increasing the feasibility of future research and clinical  implementation of CAST are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all  rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-5550",
doi="10.1037/rep0000365",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/rep0000365"
}