User Engagement and Usability of Suicide Prevention Apps: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with suicidal thoughts are more inclined to seek technology-delivered interventions than in-person forms of treatment, making mobile apps for suicide prevention an ideal platform for treatment delivery. This review examines apps designed for suicide prevention, with a specific focus on user engagement.

Objective

This study aims to update the literature and broadly evaluate the landscape of mobile health apps for suicide prevention; examine apps with key features and primary approaches to suicide prevention; and systematically evaluate the engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information of the apps.

Methods

All apps related to suicidal thoughts and behaviors were identified in the Google Play and iOS app stores and were systematically reviewed

SUBMITTER: Wilks CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8319780 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature