A Participatory Mobile Application (App) Development Project with Mental Health Service Users and Clinicians

Autor/inn/en	McClelland, Gabrielle T.; Fitzgerald, Martin
Titel	A Participatory Mobile Application (App) Development Project with Mental Health Service Users and Clinicians
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 77 (2018) 7, S.815-827 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/0017896918773790
Schlagwörter	Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Allied Health Personnel; Mental Health; Program Development; Computer Oriented Programs; Color; Visual Stimuli; Health Services; Health Behavior; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Psychohygiene; Programmplanung; Computerprogramm; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Ausland
Abstract	Objective: The aim of this study was to establish the utility of a bespoke mobile app for mental health service users and clinicians. Design: Qualitative design using four focus groups. Methods: Work was conducted in three stages. The first stage involved a focus group with mental health service users and eight clinicians from a mental health early intervention service to discuss the utility of a bespoke mobile app. Visual, verbal and written prompts were used to demonstrate a mobile app and to prompt discussion. The results of the focus groups were used to create a 'visual walk through, non-interactive mock up' mobile app which was used to aid discussion with the same service users and clinicians in stage 2 focus groups. Stage 3 involved development of a mobile app prototype based on focus group feedback. Results: Key ideas emerging from the focus groups were adopted in the design of the app prototype. These were as follows: the use of colour to convey mood; simple mood tracking using familiar trigger icons; a calendar integrated with the service user's care plan; a help button linked to personal support; an avatar to personalise the app; and the inclusion of evidence-based information. Conclusion: Digital health technology is an extremely important asset with scope to improve people's lives when combined with behaviour change techniques. Co-design with service users, clinicians and digital technologists is critical to product design and adoption. The use of quality standard criteria and evidence-based content in app development and evaluation is essential. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01