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Female youth and mental health service providers' perspectives on the JoyPop™ app: a qualitative study

INTRODUCTION: Mobile health (mHealth) apps are a promising adjunct to traditional mental health services, especially in underserviced areas. Developed to foster resilience in youth, the JoyPop™ app has a growing evidence base showing improvement in emotion regulation and mental health symptoms among...

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Autores principales: Malik, Ishaq, Perez, Arnaldo, Toombs, Elaine, Schmidt, Fred, Olthuis, Janine V., Charlton, Jaidyn, Grassia, Elizabeth, Squier, Crystal, Stasiuk, Kristine, Bobinski, Tina, Mushquash, Aislin R.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10566298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37829596
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2023.1197362
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author Malik, Ishaq
Perez, Arnaldo
Toombs, Elaine
Schmidt, Fred
Olthuis, Janine V.
Charlton, Jaidyn
Grassia, Elizabeth
Squier, Crystal
Stasiuk, Kristine
Bobinski, Tina
Mushquash, Aislin R.
author_facet Malik, Ishaq
Perez, Arnaldo
Toombs, Elaine
Schmidt, Fred
Olthuis, Janine V.
Charlton, Jaidyn
Grassia, Elizabeth
Squier, Crystal
Stasiuk, Kristine
Bobinski, Tina
Mushquash, Aislin R.
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description INTRODUCTION: Mobile health (mHealth) apps are a promising adjunct to traditional mental health services, especially in underserviced areas. Developed to foster resilience in youth, the JoyPop™ app has a growing evidence base showing improvement in emotion regulation and mental health symptoms among youth. However, whether this novel technology will be accepted among those using or providing mental health services remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the JoyPop™ app's acceptance among (a) a clinical sample of youth and (b) mental health service providers. METHOD: A qualitative descriptive approach involving one-on-one semi-structured interviews was conducted. Interviews were guided by the Technology Acceptance Model and were analyzed using a deductive-inductive content analysis approach. RESULTS: All youth (n = 6 females; M(age) = 14.60, range 12–17) found the app easy to learn and use and expressed positive feelings towards using the app. Youth found the app useful because it facilitated accessibility to helpful coping skills (e.g., journaling to express their emotions; breathing exercises to increase calmness) and positive mental health outcomes (e.g., increased relaxation and reduced stress). All service providers (n = 7 females; M(age) = 43.75, range 32–60) perceived the app to be useful and easy to use by youth within their services and expressed positive feelings about integrating the app into usual care. Service providers also highlighted various organizational factors affecting the app's acceptance. Youth and service providers raised some concerns about apps in general and provided recommendations to improve the JoyPop™ app. DISCUSSION: Results support youth and service providers' acceptance of the JoyPop™ app and lend support for it as an adjunctive resource to traditional mental health services for youth with emotion regulation difficulties.
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spelling pubmed-105662982023-10-12 Female youth and mental health service providers' perspectives on the JoyPop™ app: a qualitative study Malik, Ishaq Perez, Arnaldo Toombs, Elaine Schmidt, Fred Olthuis, Janine V. Charlton, Jaidyn Grassia, Elizabeth Squier, Crystal Stasiuk, Kristine Bobinski, Tina Mushquash, Aislin R. Front Digit Health Digital Health INTRODUCTION: Mobile health (mHealth) apps are a promising adjunct to traditional mental health services, especially in underserviced areas. Developed to foster resilience in youth, the JoyPop™ app has a growing evidence base showing improvement in emotion regulation and mental health symptoms among youth. However, whether this novel technology will be accepted among those using or providing mental health services remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the JoyPop™ app's acceptance among (a) a clinical sample of youth and (b) mental health service providers. METHOD: A qualitative descriptive approach involving one-on-one semi-structured interviews was conducted. Interviews were guided by the Technology Acceptance Model and were analyzed using a deductive-inductive content analysis approach. RESULTS: All youth (n = 6 females; M(age) = 14.60, range 12–17) found the app easy to learn and use and expressed positive feelings towards using the app. Youth found the app useful because it facilitated accessibility to helpful coping skills (e.g., journaling to express their emotions; breathing exercises to increase calmness) and positive mental health outcomes (e.g., increased relaxation and reduced stress). All service providers (n = 7 females; M(age) = 43.75, range 32–60) perceived the app to be useful and easy to use by youth within their services and expressed positive feelings about integrating the app into usual care. Service providers also highlighted various organizational factors affecting the app's acceptance. Youth and service providers raised some concerns about apps in general and provided recommendations to improve the JoyPop™ app. DISCUSSION: Results support youth and service providers' acceptance of the JoyPop™ app and lend support for it as an adjunctive resource to traditional mental health services for youth with emotion regulation difficulties. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10566298/ /pubmed/37829596 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2023.1197362 Text en © 2023 Malik, Perez, Toombs, Schmidt, Olthuis, Charlton, Grassia, Squier, Stasiuk, Bobinski and Mushquash. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Malik, Ishaq
Perez, Arnaldo
Toombs, Elaine
Schmidt, Fred
Olthuis, Janine V.
Charlton, Jaidyn
Grassia, Elizabeth
Squier, Crystal
Stasiuk, Kristine
Bobinski, Tina
Mushquash, Aislin R.
Female youth and mental health service providers' perspectives on the JoyPop™ app: a qualitative study
title Female youth and mental health service providers' perspectives on the JoyPop™ app: a qualitative study
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title_fullStr Female youth and mental health service providers' perspectives on the JoyPop™ app: a qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed Female youth and mental health service providers' perspectives on the JoyPop™ app: a qualitative study
title_short Female youth and mental health service providers' perspectives on the JoyPop™ app: a qualitative study
title_sort female youth and mental health service providers' perspectives on the joypop™ app: a qualitative study
topic Digital Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10566298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37829596
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2023.1197362
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