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Reducing the Number of Intrusive Memories of Work-Related Traumatic Events in Frontline Health Care Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Series

Reducing the Number of Intrusive Memories of Work-Related Traumatic Events in Frontline Health Care Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Series

The primary outcome was the change in the number of intrusive memories of work-related traumatic events from baseline (A) to postintervention (B). The baseline was the period before the first administration of the intervention, that is, monitoring-only, and the postintervention period was anytime thereafter. The study consisted of a 1-week baseline period, a 2-week postintervention period following a single researcher-assisted intervention session, and a follow-up 4 weeks after the intervention session.

Veronika Kubickova, Craig Steel, Michelle L Moulds, Marie Kanstrup, Sally Beer, Melanie Darwent, Liza Keating, Emily A Holmes, Lalitha Iyadurai

JMIR Hum Factors 2024;11:e55562

Using a Novel Gameplay Intervention to Target Intrusive Memories After Work-Related Trauma: Iterative Qualitative Analysis of Intensive Care Unit Staff Experiences

Using a Novel Gameplay Intervention to Target Intrusive Memories After Work-Related Trauma: Iterative Qualitative Analysis of Intensive Care Unit Staff Experiences

It is digital and can be used flexibly in different locations (eg, on a smartphone during a commute) and may have lower stigma than attending mental health services (as the intervention involves a digital task including a computer game rather than, for example, talking to a trained therapist). As the intervention can be used for new intrusive memories as they arise, it is well suited for health care staff facing repeated or ongoing trauma in their jobs.

Priya Patel, Susan Brown, Boliang Guo, Emily A Holmes, Lalitha Iyadurai, Jonathan Kingslake, Julie Highfield, Richard Morriss

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e47458

Using a Brief Mental Imagery Competing Task to Reduce the Number of Intrusive Memories: Exploratory Case Series With Trauma-Exposed Women

Using a Brief Mental Imagery Competing Task to Reduce the Number of Intrusive Memories: Exploratory Case Series With Trauma-Exposed Women

As previously reported, the participant was a woman in her fifties with 4 distinct intrusive memories from a traumatic event that happened in childhood, that is, the intrusive memories were decades old. Each specific memory was targeted in a session (in person) with a clinical psychologist with expertise in trauma.

Kristjana Thorarinsdottir, Emily A Holmes, Johann Hardarson, Elin S Stephenssen, Marianna H Jonasdottir, Marie Kanstrup, Laura Singh, Arna Hauksdottir, Thorhildur Halldorsdottir, Berglind Gudmundsdottir, Edda Thordardottir, Unnur Valdimarsdottir, Andri Bjornsson

JMIR Form Res 2022;6(7):e37382

Correction: Reducing Intrusive Memories of Childhood Trauma Using a Visuospatial Intervention: Case Study in Iceland

Correction: Reducing Intrusive Memories of Childhood Trauma Using a Visuospatial Intervention: Case Study in Iceland

In “Reducing Intrusive Memories of Childhood Trauma Using a Visuospatial Intervention: Case Study in Iceland” (JMIR Form Res 2021;5(11):e29873) the authors noted eight errors. 1. In the originally published paper, Edda Bjork Thordardottir's degree information was listed incorrectly as: Edda Bjork Thordardottir, Prof Dr This has been corrected to: Edda Bjork Thordardottir, Ph D 2.

Kristjana Thorarinsdottir, Emily A Holmes, Johann Hardarson, Unnur Hedinsdottir, Marie Kanstrup, Laura Singh, Arna Hauksdottir, Thorhildur Halldorsdottir, Berglind Gudmundsdottir, Unnur Valdimarsdottir, Edda Bjork Thordardottir, Beau Gamble, Andri Bjornsson

JMIR Form Res 2021;5(11):e34897

Reducing Intrusive Memories of Childhood Trauma Using a Visuospatial Intervention: Case Study in Iceland

Reducing Intrusive Memories of Childhood Trauma Using a Visuospatial Intervention: Case Study in Iceland

The intervention comprised a brief memory reminder for a specific intrusive memory of trauma, practice in mental rotation (ie, actively playing the game by rotating the blocks in one’s mind; for further details, see Holmes et al [21], chapter 11), followed by Tetris gameplay with mental rotation for 25 minutes, guided in person by a researcher. Initial work toward clinical translation was for recent memories of trauma [22-24].

Kristjana Thorarinsdottir, Emily A Holmes, Johann Hardarson, Unnur Hedinsdottir, Marie Kanstrup, Laura Singh, Arna Hauksdottir, Thorhildur Halldorsdottir, Berglind Gudmundsdottir, Unnur Valdimarsdottir, Edda Bjork Thordardottir, Beau Gamble, Andri Bjornsson

JMIR Form Res 2021;5(11):e29873

Digitalizing a Brief Intervention to Reduce Intrusive Memories of Psychological Trauma for Health Care Staff Working During COVID-19: Exploratory Pilot Study With Nurses

Digitalizing a Brief Intervention to Reduce Intrusive Memories of Psychological Trauma for Health Care Staff Working During COVID-19: Exploratory Pilot Study With Nurses

A barrier for staff is how to fit time for treatment into an already overly burdened schedule. Exposure to psychologically traumatic events presents a problem for health care staff working in the pandemic and will continue to be a problem once the pandemic is over.

Laura Singh, Marie Kanstrup, Katherine Depa, Ann-Charlotte Falk, Veronica Lindström, Oili Dahl, Katarina E Göransson, Ann Rudman, Emily A Holmes

JMIR Form Res 2021;5(5):e27473

Digitalizing a Brief Intervention to Reduce Intrusive Memories of Psychological Trauma: Qualitative Interview Study

Digitalizing a Brief Intervention to Reduce Intrusive Memories of Psychological Trauma: Qualitative Interview Study

The intervention first involves a brief reminder cue to activate the trauma memory in working memory and, for older memories, a 10-min time gap for the memory to become malleable [16]. Participants then play the computer game Tetris, a visuospatially demanding task, for at least 20 min using specific instructions for mental rotation to maximize the visual working memory load [17].

Beau Gamble, Katherine Depa, Emily A Holmes, Marie Kanstrup

JMIR Ment Health 2021;8(2):e23712