mHealth technology to assess, monitor and treat daily functioning difficulties in people with severe mental illness: A systematic review

Jameel, Leila; Valmaggia, Lucia; Barnes, Georgina L.; Cella, Matteo

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.11.033

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“…Also, some mental health practitioners are apprehensive that psychotic symptoms such as paranoid delusions may limit the feasibility of mobile health interventions. However, several studies have shown that mobile interventions are a viable strategy for people with psychosis, and they express their satisfaction with these interventions, finding them useful, beneficial, and easy to use, not triggering a worsening of symptoms ( 8 , 9 ). Still, patients with more adverse symptoms or more severe intellectual deficits will struggle to use apps and could benefit more with other interventions.…”

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User engagement in mobile apps for people with schizophrenia: A scoping review

Almeida

Marques

2023

Front. Digit. Health

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Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the number of mobile apps designed for mental health proposes and mHealth has been perceived as a promising approach to help people with schizophrenia to manage their condition. However, adoption rates are relatively low and long-term user engagement is a major issue. The aim of this study is to identify and better understand what strategies and factors may influence user engagement and facilitate prolonged use of apps for people with schizophrenia to better manage their illness. A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Arksey and O’Malley scoping review framework and following PRISMA ScR guidelines. The sources consisted of searching four electronic databases. Rayyan software was used for this study selection process and a narrative approach was used to synthesize the extracted data. A total of 28 studies which met the inclusion criteria were identified. The engagement strategies included push notifications, message prompts, personalization, application customization, goal setting, game-like features, use of different multimedia formats, social connectedness, support (peers and professionals), reliability of content and quality of feedback received. Some demographic factors may influence adherence such as age, gender, education level and socioeconomic status. Other factors also may play a role impacting engagement: health status, data privacy and security, involvement in design process, incentives for participation, app usage fitting in the user routines, initial training, and constant technical support. Included studies present high heterogeneity in outcome measures and thresholds criteria to assess engagement. Understanding what influences engagement and how to measure it is essential to enhance the design of mobile apps and deliver scalable solutions to help people with schizophrenia better manage their illness in their real-world uptake.

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User engagement in mobile apps for people with schizophrenia: A scoping review

Almeida

Marques

2023

Front. Digit. Health

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“…Further, there is a need for high-quality research. Supportive of ‘Technology proficiency’ Jameel et al 2021 26 Severe mental illness (SMI) people Evaluate the use of mHealth technology forassessment, monitoring and reduction of functioning difficulties in people with SMI. Smartphones (most popular) ; personal digital assistants; wearables; tablets mHealth is acceptable and feasible.…”

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“Technology Proficiency” in Medical Education: Worthiness for Worldwide Wonderful Competency and Sophistication

Jain¹,

Jain²,

Jain³

et al. 2022

AMEP

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Purpose Advances in bioinformatics, information technology, advanced computing, imaging techniques are changing fundamentally the way physicians define, diagnose, treat, and prevent disease. New disciplines – Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computational Biology – are improving healthcare. Digital health solutions have immense scope. Education and practice need to keep pace. Methods We aimed at assessment of “Technology proficiency” required by medical graduates and its implementation, if found useful. All this in a conceptual framework of “TP” model, having categories (a) proper assessment (b) pertinent treatment (c) progress monitoring (d) prevention applications (e) professional standards. A search of the literature was performed using MedLine & Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases, for systematic reviews and meta-analysis articles published in the last five years using keyword “technology”. Analysis of those relevant to the role all medical graduates should play. An analysis of worldwide statutory medical institutions guidelines. Results Twenty-three systematic studies and meta-analysis were studied. Eighteen show clear evidence for ‘Technology proficiency”, while 5 recommend further studies. The findings are discussed suiting the roles of doctors in the “TP” model. Medical institutions guidelines worldwide diligence suggests need of including “Technology proficiency” as a definite and distinct strategic plan. Medical Council of India mandates “use information technology for appropriate patient care and continued learning”. General Medical Council, UK and Medical Council India have been proactive in technology training. GMC recommends technology use for learning, prescribing, communication, and interpersonal skills. It should be expanding technology proficiency in practice as an essential professional capability. Conclusion “Technology proficiency” is found pertinently fruitful. It should be included as a definitive requirement and a distinct strategic plan worldwide. Modern curriculum development is proposed (i) Educational goals and objectives as the proposed Conceptual framework “Technology proficiency” model (ii) Instructional strategies ‘Five Bs’ (iii) Implementation ‘Five Ms’.

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“…The amount of literature on digital health interventions (DHI) [1] is vast [2] , [3] , with studies aiming to improve mental [4] and physical health [5] . Interventions cover applications from different stages of the health management cycle and target populations across different ages, social status and cultures.…”

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confidence: 99%