A Mobile App-Based Intervention for Depression: End-User and Expert Usability Testing Study.

Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz Ben Richardson Britt Klein Helen Skouteris Helen Christensen David William Austin David Jonathan Castle Cathrine Mihalopolous Renee O'Donnell Lilani Arulkadacham Adrian B R Shatte Anna Ware

Published in: JMIR mental health (2018)

Encouraging participant engagement via self-monitoring and feedback, as well as personalized messaging, may be a viable way to maintain participation in self-guided interventions. Further evaluation is necessary to determine whether levels of engagement with these features enhance treatment effects.

Keyphrases

social media
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
depressive symptoms
health information
smoking cessation
sleep quality
healthcare
clinical practice
combination therapy