Conclusions: While engagement with the app was low, overall the EMA data collected in this exploratory study appeared valid and provided useful insights into the relationships between daily problems, coping efficacy, and mood states. Future research should explore ways to increase engagement with EMA mobile phone apps in adolescent populations to maximize the amount of data captured by these tools.
Conclusions: This study supported the use of MAP [My Asthma Portal] to enhance asthma quality of life but not asthma control as measured by an administrative database.
Conclusions: Mobile apps combining game play with physical activity lead to substantial short-term activity increases and, in contrast to many existing interventions and mobile health apps, have the potential to reach activity-poor populations. Future studies are needed to investigate potential long-term effects of these applications.
Objective: To determine the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a novel smartphone-based smoking cessation app designed for socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers. [US study]
Delivering interventions remotely via mobile devices may facilitate access, improve scheduling flexibility, and decrease participant burden, thus improving adherence to intervention requirements. To address these needs, we designed the Creating Live Interactions to Mitigate Barriers (CLIMB) digital intervention, which aims to enhance social functioning in people with CPD. CLIMB consists of two treatment components: a computerized social cognition training (SCT) program and optimized remote group therapy (ORGT). ORGT is an innovative treatment that combines remote group therapy with group texting (short message service, SMS).
Coinciding with not just the health and wellbeing challenges of the District but the new coding curriculum requirements in primary schools, the Schools App Challenge competition was created to uniquely sit as ‘the intersection’ between health and education.
Launched by West Wakefield Health & Wellbeing back in January 2015 as part of the Prime Minister’s Challenge Fund and now in it’s third year, the competition asks children to help co-create health apps. Apps that help other youngsters their age make good physical, mental health and wellbeing choices in the future.
What originally started out with just a handful of schools within West Wakefield’s footprint, the competition has now expanded to primary schools across Wakefield thanks to funding secured from NHS England, with the ultimate intention to roll out nationally from 2017.
oining the Dots is a range of digital tools that has been developed with teams of dedicated service users, carers and staff in Bristol Mental Health (BMH). These tools help mental health services to work in an integrated way, using health data and information to improve care for the people who need it most.
Simon Leigh on clear need for consensus and guidance for app developers, as to which patient-reported outcome measures should be used when developing apps.
Depression is known to negatively impact social functioning, with patients commonly reporting difficulties maintaining social relationships. Moreover, a large body of evidence suggests poor social functioning is not only present in depression but that social functioning is an important factor in illness course and outcome. In addition, good social relationships can play a protective role against the onset of depressive symptoms, particularly in late-life depression. However, the majority of research in this area has employed self-report measures of social function. This approach is problematic, as due to their reliance on memory, such measures are prone to error from the neurocognitive impairments of depression, as well as mood-congruent biases. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
A pioneering Consultant Psychiatrist based in Cornwall was recently declared a finalist for an Innovation & Excellence Award. This prestigious accolade is in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the development of a revolutionary new app which allows people with epilepsy to monitor their own condition and risk.
Purpose: This pilot study investigated the possible transfer effect on reading ability in children with reading difficulties after a systematic intervention to train and compensate for reading deficiencies by using applications in smartphones and tablets. The effects of using assistive technology (AT) one year after the interventions were completely studied. School related motivation, independent learning and family relations were also considered. You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please be clear which article you are requesting.
Here, in one of the most rural parts of the National Health Service, our clinicians are not just blessed with an excellent bedside manner. Increasingly, they are also becoming skilled in having a “webside manner” – as we harness the full potential of telemedicine to test out and develop a new model of care for the NHS.
Longitudinal studies on the evolution of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms are limited and have primarily used repeated measurements performed several months apart. However, measurements of changes in everyday life should more closely reflect the ‘real life’ of the patient and his or her family. We propose to study the child's ASD symptoms and their effect on the quality of life, psychological status and anxiety of the child's parents over a 6-month period using SMARTAUTISM, a smartphone application. Open Access Article
To date, very little research has been published evaluating mental health apps’ effectiveness. This article focuses on three methods through which grounded theory can facilitate app development and evaluation for people underrepresented in mental health care. Recommendations are made to advance mobile app technology that will help clinicians provide effective treatment, and consumers to realize positive treatment outcomes. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
There are three strands to the services – care navigation, health coaching and tele-health vital sign monitoring – all of which are funded by the Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group. Care navigation involves telephonic sign-posting, giving information and advice to patients previously diagnosed with a long term condition. Those people who identify a health-related goal to work towards use the health coaching service which encourages positive lifestyle behaviour change. Tele health vital sign monitoring uses equipment in the home to monitor vital signs and warn healthcare professionals if they need to take action.
The new service will have a wide presence across Wandsworth providing face-to-face counselling in a range of venues as part of this service. They have partnered with The Awareness Centre, one of the leading providers of counselling and psychotherapy in London, who works directly with a wide range of groups to offer tailor-made services.
To make sure the service is accessible as possible Talk Wandsworth will deliver the latest innovative online therapy options including SilverCloud, Ieso and Skype. This 24/7 technology will make it easier for people to choose what type of support they want, when they want it and how they would like this to take place.
Objective: This study examined the effect of personalized text messages on physical activity, as measured by a pedometer, and clinical outcomes in a diverse population of patients with T2DM