Usage and Acceptability of the iBobbly App: Pilot Trial for Suicide Prevention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The proliferation of mental health apps purporting to target and improve psychological wellbeing is ever-growing and also concerning: Few apps have been rigorously evaluated, and, indeed, the safety of the vast majority of them has not been determined. Over 10,000 self-help apps exist but most are not used much after being downloaded. Gathering and analyzing usage data and the acceptability of apps are critical to inform consumers, researchers, and app developers.

Objective

This paper presents pilot usage and acceptability data from the iBobbly suicide prevention app, an app distributed through a randomized controlled trial.

Methods

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants from the Kimberley region of Western Australia completed a survey measuring

SUBMITTER: Tighe J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7738247 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature