Computer-administered cognitive–behavioural therapy (CCBT) may be a promising treatment for adolescents with depression, particularly due to its increased availability and accessibility. The feasibility of delivering a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing a CCBT program (Stressbusters) with an attention control (self-help websites) for adolescent depression was evaluated. Open Access Article
My Mind is both a mobile App and a website designed to meet the growing need for better communication and universal support in children and adolescent mental health care.
Visitors to the Lancashire Care website will now be able to get easy access to the best-rated health apps available online, safe in the knowledge that they have been through a rigorous review process and rated accordingly.
.... And that’s where the new ORCHA platform comes in. ORCHA – which stands for Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps – links to a range of health apps that have received fully impartial reviews by doctors and other clinical experts, with scoring criteria added to the reviews to help people make informed decisions with more confidence more quickly. Once you’ve decided which app to try, ORCHA will easily allow you to download it direct from the website.
Sarah Knowles explores a qualitative study of young adults' perspectives on producing and consuming user-generated content about diabetes and mental health.
Journal of Nursing Scholarship; Indianapolis49.1 (Jan 2017): 44-53.
To present an emerging innovative care model that supports participation and thriving by older adults in residential care, by introduction to new technology and mobilizing volunteer services. Qualitative, exploratory study, introducing tablet computers to 15 older adults in two municipalities. The intervention encompassed weekly workshops over the course of 1 year with volunteer adolescents as personal tutors. Observations of workshops, interviews with nurses, and repeated semistructured interviews with older adult participants eliciting their perspective on use, experiences, perceived usefulness, and overall evaluation of the intervention. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Purpose: This paper outlines the development and content validation of the power mobility training tool (PMTT), an observational tool designed to assist therapists in developing power mobility training programs for children who have multiple, severe impairments. You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please be clear which article you are requesting.
Conclusions: Participants with PTHS may benefit from regular physical activity and early intervention. The Upsee mobility device is a feasible and fun way to promote inclusive community-based physical activity and social engagement in a young child with PTHS. Further research into the health benefits of physical activity and the Upsee for children with PTHS may be warranted. You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please be clear which article you are requesting.
The medical community disseminates information increasingly using social media. Randomised controlled trials are being conducted in this area to evaluate effectiveness of social media with mixed results so far, but more trials are likely to be published in the coming years. One recent twitter randomised control trial using Cochrane Schizophrenia Group reviews suggests that tweets increase the hits to the target web page by about threefold and time spent on the web page is also increased threefold when referrals come in via twitter. These are early findings and need further replication. Twitter appeals to professionals, entertainers and politicians among others as a means of networking with peers and connecting with the wider public. Twitter, in particular, seems to be well placed for use by the medical community and is effective in promoting messages, updating information, interacting with each other locally and internationally and more so during conferences........To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The available treatments can only moderately reduce the enormous burden of disease associated with depression.1 Prevention of the transition from subthreshold depression to a full-blown disorder is therefore highly needed. Offering accessible and affordable preventive interventions at a large scale, such as web-based interventions, could be an indispensable strategy to reduce the global burden of depression. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
urpose: (i) To compare children with DCD and typically developing participants via standard motor assessments, two interactive virtual games, measures of physical, social and cognitive self-competence and feedback while playing the virtual games and (ii) To examine the contribution of age and each motor assessment to predict self-competence.
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Methods: This pilot study explored six wearers’ and their support persons’ experience of using three different wearable GPS devices (a pendant, watch, and mini GPS phone), each for a two-week period.
Results: Participants identified safety as the main value of using a wearable GPS device. The acceptability and value of these devices was strongly influenced by device features, ease of use, cost, appearance, the reliability of the GPS coordinates, the wearer’s health condition and the users familiarity with technology. Overall, participants indicated that they preferred the pendant.
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DUDLEY and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Libraries have recently completed a year-long pilot in which iPads were lent out to staff to use as a therapeutic resource with patients on hospital wards and in the community. As part of the pilot, Library Services worked in collaboration with the Trust’s Occupational Therapy Department, who recommended apps and trialled the project in practice, providing feedback and recommendations.
The psychological treatment of mental health problems is beginning to undergo a sea-change driven by the widespread availability of digital technology. In this paper we provide an overview of the developments to date and those in the pipeline. We describe the various uses of digital interventions and consider their likely impact on clinical practice, clinical services and the global dissemination of psychological treatments. We note the importance of online clinics, blended treatment, digital assessment and digital training. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
ABSTRACT FROM: Buntrock C, Ebert DD, Lehr D, et al. Effect of a web-based guided self-help intervention for prevention of major depression in adults with subthreshold depression: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2016;315:1854–63. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The technology described in this briefing is Smartinhaler. It is a technology that monitors the activation of a person's asthma inhaler. This information is uploaded to a mobile or cloud-based application.