Addressing Depression Comorbid With Diabetes or Hypertension in Resource-Poor Settings: A Qualitative Study About User Perception of a Nurse-Supported Smartphone App in Peru.
Lena Rebeca BrandtLiliana Hidalgo-PadillaFrancisco Diez-CansecoRicardo Araya BaltraDavid C MohrPaulo Rossi MenezesJaime J MirandaPublished in: JMIR mental health (2019)
Using a nurse-supported smartphone app to reduce depressive symptoms among people with chronic diseases is possible and mostly perceived beneficial by the patients, but it requires context-specific adaptations regarding the implementation of a task shifting approach within the public health care system. These results provide valuable information about user feedback for those building mobile health interventions for depression.
Keyphrases
- depressive symptoms
- primary care
- social support
- end stage renal disease
- sleep quality
- healthcare
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- ejection fraction
- mental health
- blood pressure
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- quality improvement
- social media
- adverse drug
- electronic health record