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The effectiveness of a suicide prevention app for indigenous Australian youths: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of Indigenous involvement and content in mental health interventions and their effectiveness for Indigenous populations.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Smartphone Apps for the Treatment of Mental Disorders: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- A Systematic Literature Review of Technologies for Suicidal Behavior Prevention.Journal of medical systems · 2018Pooled it
- Establishing and Governing e-Mental Health Care in Australia: A Systematic Review of Challenges and A Call For Policy-Focussed Research.Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Pooled it
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- Ibobbly mobile health intervention for suicide prevention in Australian Indigenous youth: a pilot randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2017Trial
- Developing a Mobile App to Prevent Suicide Based on a Software Development Life Cycle: Application of Ecological Momentary Assessment and Interventions.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Article
- Mobile Apps for the Personal Safety of At-Risk Children and Youth: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Article
- A randomized 3-month, parallel-group, controlled trial of CALMA m-health app as an adjunct to therapy to reduce suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors in adolescents: study protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- The Effectiveness of Mobile Apps for Monitoring and Management of Suicide Crisis: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Determining Priorities in the Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth App Second Phase Participatory Design Project: Qualitative Study and Narrative Literature Review.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Connection to... Addressing Digital Inequities in Supporting the Well-Being of Young Indigenous Australians in the Wake of COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Reducing suicidal ideation among Turkish migrants in the Netherlands and in the UK: the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of a guided online intervention.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2021Article
- Drafting the Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth (AIMhi-Y) App: Results of a formative mixed methods study.Internet interventions · 2020Article
- Clinical effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy on alcohol-dependent patients: an observation with the WeChat platform.General psychiatry · 2019Article
- Smartphone Apps for Mindfulness Interventions for Suicidality in Asian Youths: Literature Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Review
- Mobile Phone Apps for Behavioral Interventions for At-Risk Drinkers in Australia: Literature Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Review
- Facilitating Factors and Barriers to the Use of Emerging Technologies for Suicide Prevention in Europe: Multicountry Exploratory Study.JMIR mental health · 2018Article
- Mobile Apps for Suicide Prevention: Review of Virtual Stores and Literature.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2017Article
- Development and Use of Health-Related Technologies in Indigenous Communities: Critical Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundIndigenous Australian youth (aged 15 to 34) have up to four times the risk of suicide compared with their non-Indigenous counterparts. Barriers to help-seeking include shame, feared loss of autonomy and negative attitudes towards healthcare providers. The use of mobile devices and apps continues to rise amongst young people, thus presenting opportunities to utilize these aids in overcoming help-seeking barriers. Apps have been shown to assist in several health-related areas, including weight loss and smoking cessation, although no apps have as yet been evaluated for suicide prevention. Moreover, there is a lack of research that scientifically evaluates suicide prevention interventions within Indigenous communities. METHODS/
designIn this study, a recently developed self-help app will be evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. The intervention is based on acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural therapy. It is aimed at participants who have suicidal thoughts but who are not actively suicidal. In total, 150 participants will be randomly allocated to the intervention-condition (N = 75) or to the wait-list control condition (N = 75). Questionnaires will be completed at baseline, post-test and 6 weeks follow-up. The primary outcome measure is a reduction in frequency and intensity of suicidal thoughts. Secondary outcome measures are the reduction of depression, anxiety and impulsivity. DISCUSSION: This study is the first to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-help app for suicidal thoughts amongst young Indigenous people. Several limitations and strengths of the design are discussed.
trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR): ACTRN12613000104752.
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