دورية أكاديمية
Acceptability and Utility of a Smartphone App to Support Adolescent Mental Health (BeMe): Program Evaluation Study
العنوان: | Acceptability and Utility of a Smartphone App to Support Adolescent Mental Health (BeMe): Program Evaluation Study |
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المؤلفون: | Judith J Prochaska, Yixin Wang, Molly A Bowdring, Amy Chieng, Neha P Chaudhary, Danielle E Ramo |
المصدر: | JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Vol 11, p e47183 (2023) |
بيانات النشر: | JMIR Publications, 2023. |
سنة النشر: | 2023 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Information technology LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Information technology, T58.5-58.64, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
الوصف: | BackgroundAdolescents face unprecedented mental health challenges, and technology has the opportunity to facilitate access and support digitally connected generations. The combination of digital tools and live human connection may hold particular promise for resonating with and flexibly supporting young people’s mental health. ObjectiveThis study aimed to describe the BeMe app-based platform to support adolescents’ mental health and well-being and to examine app engagement, usability, and satisfaction. MethodsAdolescents in the United States, aged 13 to 20 years, were recruited via the web and enrolled between September 1 and October 31, 2022. App engagement, feature use, clinical functioning, and satisfaction with BeMe were examined for 30 days. BeMe provides content based on cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, and positive psychology; interactive activities; live text-based coaching; links to clinical services; and crisis support tools (digital and live). ResultsThe average age of the sample (N=13,421) was 15.04 (SD 1.7) years, and 56.72% (7612/13,421) identified with she/her pronouns. For the subsample that completed the in-app assessments, the mean scores indicated concern for depression (8-item Patient Health Questionnaire mean 15.68/20, SD 5.9; n=239), anxiety (7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire mean 13.37/17, SD 5.0; n=791), and poor well-being (World Health Organization–Five Well-being Index mean 30.15/100, SD 16.1; n=1923). Overall, the adolescents engaged with BeMe for an average of 2.38 (SD 2.7) days in 7.94 (SD 24.1) sessions and completed 11.26 (SD 19.8) activities. Most adolescents engaged with BeMe’s content (12,270/13,421, 91.42%), mood ratings (13,094/13,421, 97.56%), and interactive skills (10,098/13,421, 75.24%), and almost one-fifth of the adolescents engaged with coaching (2539/13,421, 18.92%), clinical resources (2411/13,421, 17.96%), and crisis support resources (2499/13,421, 18.62%). Overall app engagement (total activities) was highest among female and gender-neutral adolescents compared with male adolescents (all P |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 2291-5222 |
Relation: | https://mhealth.jmir.org/2023/1/e47183; https://doaj.org/toc/2291-5222 |
DOI: | 10.2196/47183 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/5d6a102c9c18461487f28df27adfdd7a |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.5d6a102c9c18461487f28df27adfdd7a |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 22915222 |
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DOI: | 10.2196/47183 |