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EMOTEO: A Smartphone Application for Monitoring and Reducing Aversive Tension in Borderline Personality Disorder Patients, a Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Prada Paco,
Zamberg Ido,
Bouillault Gérald,
Jimenez Naya,
Zimmermann Julien,
Hasler Roland,
Aubry JeanMichel,
Nicastro Rosetta,
Perroud Nader
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12178
Subject(s) - borderline personality disorder , smartphone app , usability , psychology , mindfulness , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , computer science , human–computer interaction
PURPOSE We developed a smartphone application (App; EMOTEO: emotion–meteo [weather forecast]) to help borderline personality disorder (BPD) patients to monitor and regulate their inner tension. The App proposes targeted mindfulness‐based exercises. DESIGN AND METHODS We assessed the usability and efficiency of this App for monitoring and reduction of aversive tension in 16 BPD participants over a 6‐month period. FINDINGS We recorded a mean of 318.1 sessions ( SD = 166.7) per participants, with a high level of satisfaction. There was a significant decrease in aversive tension ( p < .05) and the App was mainly used around 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS EMOTEO was user‐friendly and efficient in reducing aversive tension in BPD patients.