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ArticleFrontiers in digital health2023

Female youth and mental health service providers' perspectives on the JoyPop™ app: a qualitative study.

Ishaq Malik, Arnaldo Perez, Elaine Toombs, Fred Schmidt, Janine V Olthuis, Jaidyn Charlton, Elizabeth Grassia, Crystal Squier, Kristine Stasiuk, Tina Bobinski and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in digital health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Ishaq MalikDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.
Arnaldo PerezFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Elaine ToombsDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.
Fred SchmidtDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.
Janine V OlthuisUniversity of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada.
Jaidyn CharltonDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.
Elizabeth GrassiaDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.
Crystal SquierDilico Anishinabek Family Care, Fort William First Nation, ON, Canada.
Kristine StasiukDilico Anishinabek Family Care, Fort William First Nation, ON, Canada.
Tina BobinskiDilico Anishinabek Family Care, Fort William First Nation, ON, Canada.
Aislin R MushquashDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.

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Abstract

Introduction: Mobile health (mHealth) apps are a promising adjunct to traditional mental health services, especially in underserviced areas. Developed to foster resilience in youth, the JoyPop™ app has a growing evidence base showing improvement in emotion regulation and mental health symptoms among youth. However, whether this novel technology will be accepted among those using or providing mental health services remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the JoyPop™ app's acceptance among (a) a clinical sample of youth and (b) mental health service providers. Method: A qualitative descriptive approach involving one-on-one semi-structured interviews was conducted. Interviews were guided by the Technology Acceptance Model and were analyzed using a deductive-inductive content analysis approach. Results: All youth ( Discussion: Results support youth and service providers' acceptance of the JoyPop™ app and lend support for it as an adjunctive resource to traditional mental health services for youth with emotion regulation difficulties.

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mental healthmobile health (mHealth) appqualitativeresilienceservice providersTechnology Acceptance Model (TAM)the JoyPop appyouth

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PMCPMC10566298

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