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 aplicaçõesPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-08-03
Journal title
Psychology, Community & Health
Volume
7
Issue
1
Page numbers
16–28
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
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
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Simões de Almeida, Raquel
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Sousa, Tiago
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Marques, António
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Queirós, Cristina
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Date of first publication2018-08-03
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Abstract / DescriptionAim: 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.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationSimões 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.v7i1.192en_US
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ISSN2182-438X
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1956
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2322
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v7i1.192
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Keyword(s)mobile technologiesen_US
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Keyword(s)patients’ perspectivesen_US
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Keyword(s)psychotic disordersen_US
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Keyword(s)user participatory designen_US
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Keyword(s)app developmenten_US
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Keyword(s)tecnologias móveispt_PT
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Keyword(s)perspetivas dos pacientespt_PT
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Keyword(s)perturbações psicóticaspt_PT
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Keyword(s)desenho participativo do utilizadorpt_PT
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Keyword(s)desenvolvimento de aplicaçõespt_PT
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitlePatients’ perspectives about the design of a mobile application for psychotic disordersen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titlePsychology, Community & Health
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Page numbers16–28
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Volume7
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