Experiences of a Digital Mental Health Intervention from the Perspectives of Young People Recovering from First-Episode Psychosis: A Focus Group Study.

ABSTRACT: Horyzons is a digital health intervention designed to support recovery in young people receiving specialized early intervention services for first-episode psychosis (FEP). Horyzons was developed in Australia and adapted for implementation in Canada based on input from clinicians and patients (Horyzons-Canada Phase 1) and subsequently pilot-tested with 20 young people with FEP (Horyzons-Canada Phase 2).

Objective

To understand the experiences of young adults with FEP who participated in the pilot study based on focus group data.

Methods

Among the twenty individuals that accessed the intervention, nine participated across four focus groups. Three team members were involved in data management and analysis, informed by a thematic analysis approach. A coding framework was created

SUBMITTER: Lal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10177982 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature