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Patients’ perspectives about the design of a mobile application for psychotic disorders

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Simões de Almeida, Raquel
Sousa, Tiago
Marques, António
Queirós, Cristina

Abstract / Description

Aim: Based on the design of applications for psychotic disorders illness self-management, this study aimed to understand patients’ patterns of technology usage, as well as their expectations and requirements concerning the design of an app for rehabilitation and illness management purposes. It also aimed to identify guidelines for mobile application development for this population. Method: After a literature review, a questionnaire was developed, focused on behaviours and opinions about technology usage. It was applied, through a cross-sectional study, to a sample of 102 users of mental health services with psychotic disorders (62% men; with ages between 22 and 66 years old). Results: Nearly 59% of the participants were willing to download an app for illness self-management, and 51% evaluated as essential the self-management of their mental health condition. However, correlation analysis revealed that the more years with mental illness, the less importance is given to an app for this purpose. Conclusion: The use of mobile technologies seems to the have potential to empower individuals with mental health problems, especially younger ones and those in early disease stages. Concerns about privacy/security should be considered, as well as simple screening designs and texts. The results also reveal the importance of user participatory design.

Keyword(s)

mobile technologies patients’ perspectives psychotic disorders user participatory design app development tecnologias móveis perspetivas dos pacientes perturbações psicóticas desenho participativo do utilizador desenvolvimento de aplicações

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Date of first publication

2018-08-03

Journal title

Psychology, Community & Health

Volume

7

Issue

1

Page numbers

16–28

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Citation

Simões de Almeida, R., Sousa, T., Marques, A., & Queirós, C. (2018). Patients’ perspectives about the design of a mobile application for psychotic disorders. Psychology, Community & Health, 7(1), 16–28. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v7i1.192
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Simões de Almeida, Raquel
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Sousa, Tiago
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Marques, António
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Queirós, Cristina
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-12-06T06:49:20Z
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    2018-12-06T06:49:20Z
  • Date of first publication
    2018-08-03
  • Abstract / Description
    Aim: Based on the design of applications for psychotic disorders illness self-management, this study aimed to understand patients’ patterns of technology usage, as well as their expectations and requirements concerning the design of an app for rehabilitation and illness management purposes. It also aimed to identify guidelines for mobile application development for this population. Method: After a literature review, a questionnaire was developed, focused on behaviours and opinions about technology usage. It was applied, through a cross-sectional study, to a sample of 102 users of mental health services with psychotic disorders (62% men; with ages between 22 and 66 years old). Results: Nearly 59% of the participants were willing to download an app for illness self-management, and 51% evaluated as essential the self-management of their mental health condition. However, correlation analysis revealed that the more years with mental illness, the less importance is given to an app for this purpose. Conclusion: The use of mobile technologies seems to the have potential to empower individuals with mental health problems, especially younger ones and those in early disease stages. Concerns about privacy/security should be considered, as well as simple screening designs and texts. The results also reveal the importance of user participatory design.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Simões de Almeida, R., Sousa, T., Marques, A., & Queirós, C. (2018). Patients’ perspectives about the design of a mobile application for psychotic disorders. Psychology, Community & Health, 7(1), 16–28. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v7i1.192
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  • ISSN
    2182-438X
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1956
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2322
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v7i1.192
  • Keyword(s)
    mobile technologies
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  • Keyword(s)
    patients’ perspectives
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  • Keyword(s)
    psychotic disorders
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  • Keyword(s)
    user participatory design
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  • Keyword(s)
    app development
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  • Keyword(s)
    tecnologias móveis
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  • Keyword(s)
    perspetivas dos pacientes
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  • Keyword(s)
    perturbações psicóticas
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  • Keyword(s)
    desenho participativo do utilizador
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  • Keyword(s)
    desenvolvimento de aplicações
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Patients’ perspectives about the design of a mobile application for psychotic disorders
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Psychology, Community & Health
  • Page numbers
    16–28
  • Volume
    7
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