Using a digital personal recovery resource in routine mental health practice: feasibility, acceptability and outcomes

Abstract

Background: Digital technologies enable the dissemination of multimedia resources to support adults with serious mental illness in their self-management and personal recovery. However, delivery needs to accommodate engagement and accessibility challenges. Aims: We examined how a digital resource, designed for mental health workers and consumers to use together in session, would be used in routine practice. Methods: Thirty consumers and their workers participated. The web-based resource, Self-Management And Recovery Technology (SMART), was available to use within and between sessions, for a 6-month period. Workers initiated in-session use where relevant. Feasibility was explored via uptake an..