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Telephone support groupsbehavioral
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Reintegration: The Role of Spouse Telephone BATTLEMIND Pilot Study

Memphis VA Medical Center·interventional·Posted Mar 27, 2009·Updated Jun 28, 2017

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Telephone support groups for Military Spouses and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 86 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

This study will expand the Department of Defense (DoD) one time, face-to-face post deployment BATTLEMIND training for spouses of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Guard/Reserve service members into year-long, telephone groups focusing on education, skills building and support. The goal is to build spouses' resilience to cope with reintegration, help them serve as a support system for returning service members, and ease the transition for families post-deployment.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsMilitary Spouses, Support Groups, Stress Disorders, Combat Disorders
CountriesUnited States
CollaboratorsUnited States Department of Defense

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedMar 27, 2009
Enrollment StartSep 1, 2009
Primary CompletionJul 1, 2011
Study CompletionNov 1, 2011
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 1.8 yearsPosted 17.3 years ago

Interventions

Telephone support groupsbehavioral

There was one intervention. Participants were enrolled in one of 14 telephone groups (each with a trained Group Leader and 6 participants) will focus on education, training in and practice of coping skills and cognitive restructuring (identifying and re-shaping negative and destructive thoughts), and support through 12 hour-long structured sessions. The content, modeled on Soldier BATTLEMIND, targets readjustment concepts based on the letters of BATTLEMIND, including Bonds, Adding and subtracting family roles, Taking control, Talking it out, Loyalty and commitment, Emotional balance, Mental health and readiness, Independence and interdependence, Navigating the system, Denial of self and a concluding session entitled Moving forward.