Journal article
A mobile phone application for the assessment and management of youth mental health problems in primary care: A randomised controlled trial
SC Reid, SD Kauer, SJC Hearps, AHD Crooke, AS Khor, LA Sanci, GC Patton
BMC Family Practice | Published : 2011
Abstract
Background: Over 75% of mental health problems begin in adolescence and primary care has been identified as the target setting for mental health intervention by the World Health Organisation. The mobiletype program is a mental health assessment and management mobile phone application which monitors mood, stress, coping strategies, activities, eating, sleeping, exercise patterns, and alcohol and cannabis use at least daily, and transmits this information to general practitioners (GPs) via a secure website in summary format for medical review. Methods. We conducted a randomised controlled trial in primary care to examine the mental health benefits of the mobiletype program. Patients aged 14 to..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by research grants from the Telstra Foundation and The Shepherd Foundation, and was supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. Sylvia Kauer received an Ian Scott PhD scholarship funded by Australian Rotary Health. Be Interactive provided telecommunication support. Telstra Corporation provided pre-paid SIM cards and telecommunication support. Sony Ericsson provided 40 mobile phones for use in this study.