ArticleBMC psychiatry2021
A qualitative study of stakeholder views on the use of a digital app for supported self-management in early intervention services for psychosis.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Persuasive Systems Design Features of Smartphone Apps for Psychosis: Systematic Review.JMIR human factors · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators of User Engagement With Digital Mental Health Interventions for People With Psychosis or Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review and Best-Fit Framework Synthesis.JMIR mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Supported Decision-Making Interventions in Mental Healthcare: A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Outcomes for People With Mental Ill Health.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Pooled it
- Supported decision-making interventions in mental healthcare: A systematic review of current evidence and implementation barriers.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of digital technologies in mental health systems: a qualitative systematic review to inform a policy framework.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- Sociotechnical Factors Affecting Patients' Adoption of Mobile Health Tools: Systematic Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Pooled it
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- Mobile Therapeutic Attention for Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia (m-RESIST) Solution for Improving Clinical and Functional Outcomes in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Prospective, Multicenter Efficacy Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Application of a Sociotechnical Framework to Uncover Factors That Influence Effective User Engagement With Digital Mental Health Tools in Clinical Care Contexts: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Current Implementation of Digital Health in Chronic Disease Management: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Leveraging Personal Technologies in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2024Article
- Acceptability and experience of a smartphone symptom monitoring app for people with psychosis in China (YouXin): a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Identifying Unmet Needs in Major Depressive Disorder Using a Computer-Assisted Alternative to Conventional Thematic Analysis: Qualitative Interview Study With Psychiatrists.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
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- Accessibility and availability of smartphone apps for schizophrenia.Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDigital tools such as Smartphones have the potential to increase access to mental health support including self-management interventions for individuals with psychosis, and ultimately to improve outcomes. Self-management strategies, including relapse prevention and crisis planning and setting personal recovery goals, are intended to assist people with long-term conditions to take an active role in their recovery, with evidence for a range of benefits. However, their implementation is inconsistent, and access and uptake need to be improved. The current study explores the acceptability of a Smartphone app (My Journey 3) that has been developed to facilitate supported self-management in Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services.
methodsSemi-structured one-to-one interviews were conducted with twenty-one EIP service users who had access to My Journey 3 as part of a feasibility trial, and with thirteen EIP service clinicians who were supporting service users with the app. Interviews focused on the acceptability and usability of My Journey 3. Data was coded to themes based on the Acceptability of Healthcare Interventions framework.
resultsMany service user participants found My Journey 3 to be acceptable. The symptom and medication trackers in particular were described as helpful. A smaller number of service users disliked the intervention. Individual-level factors that appeared to influence acceptability and engagement included recovery stage and symptom severity. Clinicians tended to report that My Journey 3 was a potentially positive addition to service users' care, but they often felt unable to provide support due to competing demands in their work, which in turn may have impacted acceptability and usage of the app.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that the app is perceived as having potential to improve users' capacity to self-manage and work towards recovery goals, but barriers prevented many clinicians providing consistent and effective support as intended. Further evaluation of supported self-management apps in psychosis is warranted but needs to address implementation challenges from the start.
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