Development of a Multiuser Interactive Health Response Application (MITHRA) for depression in women from a community-based organisation in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In India, women in rural areas have high rates of depression. They have poor access to mental healthcare resources and, hence, mental health symptoms remain largely unaddressed. Existing mobile telephone applications (apps) do not engage end-users, lack local language options, may not be socioculturally relevant and do not use audiovisual formats. We thus developed a mobile mental health app, Multiuser Interactive Health Response Application (MITHRA), to screen and provide brief behavioural intervention for mild to moderate depression among rural women attending self-help groups (SHGs) in India.

Aims

This qualitative study explores the process and findings of focus groups conducted with SHG administrators and women to inform the iterative development of the MITHRA

SUBMITTER: Ruben JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12001939 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature