A Digital Companion, the Emma App, for Ecological Momentary Assessment and Prevention of Suicide: Quantitative Case Series Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many suicide risk factors have been identified, but traditional clinical methods do not allow for the accurate prediction of suicide behaviors. To face this challenge, emma, an app for ecological momentary assessment (EMA), ecological momentary intervention (EMI), and prediction of suicide risk in high-risk patients, was developed.

Objective

The aim of this case report study was to describe how subjects at high risk of suicide use the emma app in real-world conditions.

Methods

The Ecological Mental Momentary Assessment (EMMA) study is an ongoing, longitudinal, interventional, multicenter trial in which patients at high risk for suicide are recruited to test emma, an app designed to be used as a self-help tool for suicidal crisis management. Participants und

SUBMITTER: Morgieve M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7584985 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature