Self-Reflected Well-Being via a Smartphone App in Clinical Medical Students: Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Well-being in medical students has become an area of concern, with a number of studies reporting high rates of clinical depression, anxiety, burnout, and suicidal ideation in this population.

Objective

The aim of this study was to increase awareness of well-being in medical students by using a smartphone app. The primary objective of this study was to determine the validity and feasibility of the Particip8 app for student self-reflected well-being data collection.

Methods

Undergraduate medical students of the Dunedin School of Medicine were recruited into the study. They were asked to self-reflect daily on their well-being and to note what experiences they had encountered during that day. Qualitative data were also collected both before and after the study

SUBMITTER: Berryman EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5863013 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature