Assessing user acceptance of a mental health app & its impact on depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder related knowledge: A mixed method experimental study

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Mental health problems have become a public health challenge particularly among younger generation. The research gap in mental health care and prevalence of issues in access to care services has led to a growing demand for treatment options. Digital health technologies exhibit the potential to supplement mental health clinics by facilitating accessible and affordable services. Here we develop and evaluate the effectiveness of My Friendly Mind, a web-based app, designed to increase awareness of depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) while providing preliminary mental health screening. The objectives of this study were threefold. First to identify and analyze the factors influencing the intention to use the My Friendly Mind app. Second, to evaluate the app’s impact on users’ knowledge about depression and ADHD. Third, to capture users’ overall perception of the My Friendly Mind app. Seventy-Seven individuals with mental health problems participated in the study with the mean age of 24 years. Of all the participants 43 were males. Our findings indicate that perceived usefulness significantly influences both the intention to utilize the app and attitudes toward mental health improvement. A pre- and post-intervention analysis demonstrated a significant improvement in participants’ mental health knowledge. The semi-structured interviews revealed the app’s strengths and identified areas for improvement, with participants expressing a strong inclination to continue using the app, indicating its potential as a valuable resource for student mental health support. In conclusion, our app effectively increases users’ knowledge about- and familiarity with- depression and ADHD while providing a user-friendly platform for preliminary mental health screening. Future research should prioritize user-centered design, content depth, educational material integration, longitudinal engagement analysis, user feedback incorporation, and exploration of digital inequalities. Addressing these areas will contribute to the development of more effective and user-friendly mHealth applications, ultimately improving mental health outcomes.
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评估用户对心理健康应用程序的接受程度及其对抑郁症和注意缺陷多动障碍相关知识的影响:混合方法实验研究
心理健康问题已成为一项公共卫生挑战,尤其是在年轻一代中。心理健康护理方面的研究缺口和获取护理服务方面的普遍问题导致了对治疗方案的需求不断增长。数字医疗技术通过提供方便、可负担的服务,展现出补充心理健康诊所的潜力。在此,我们开发并评估了基于网络的应用程序 "我友善的心灵"(My Friendly Mind)的有效性,该应用程序旨在提高人们对抑郁症和注意力缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)的认识,同时提供初步的心理健康筛查。本研究的目标有三个方面。首先,确定并分析影响使用 My Friendly Mind 应用程序意向的因素。其次,评估该应用程序对用户了解抑郁症和多动症知识的影响。第三,了解用户对 My Friendly Mind 应用程序的总体看法。77名有心理健康问题的人参与了研究,他们的平均年龄为24岁。所有参与者中有 43 名男性。我们的研究结果表明,用户对实用性的感知极大地影响了他们使用该应用程序的意愿以及对改善心理健康的态度。对干预前后的分析表明,参与者的心理健康知识有了显著提高。半结构式访谈揭示了该应用程序的优势,并指出了需要改进的地方,参与者表示非常愿意继续使用该应用程序,这表明它有可能成为学生心理健康支持的宝贵资源。总之,我们的应用程序有效地增加了用户对抑郁症和多动症的了解和熟悉程度,同时为初步心理健康筛查提供了一个用户友好型平台。未来的研究应优先考虑以用户为中心的设计、内容深度、教育材料整合、纵向参与分析、用户反馈整合以及数字不平等的探索。解决这些问题将有助于开发更有效、更方便用户的移动医疗应用程序,最终改善心理健康结果。
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Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy
Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy Psychology-Clinical Psychology
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