Exploring User Needs for a Mobile Behavioral-Sensing Technology for Depression Management: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Today, college students are dealing with depression at some of the highest rates in decades. As the primary mental health service provider, university counseling centers are limited in their capacity and efficiency to provide mental health care due to time constraints and reliance on students' self-reports. A mobile behavioral-sensing platform may serve as a solution to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of university counseling services.

Objective

The main objectives of this study are to (1) understand the usefulness of a mobile sensing platform (ie, iSee) in improving counseling services and assisting students' self-management of their depression conditions, and (2) explore what types of behavioral targets (ie, meaningful information extracted from raw sen

SUBMITTER: Meng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6068382 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature