Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Quality of Resilience-Building Mobile Health Apps for Military, Veteran, and Public Safety Personnel Populations: Scoping Literature Review and App Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Military members (MMs) and public safety personnel (PSP) are vulnerable to occupational stress injuries because of their job demands. When MMs and PSP transition out of these professions, they may continue to experience mental health challenges. The development and implementation of resilience-building mobile health (mHealth) apps as an emergent mental health intervention platform has allowed for targeted, cost-effective, and easily accessible treatment when in-person therapy may be limited or unavailable. However, current mHealth app development is not regulated, and often lacks both clear evidence-based research and the input of health care professionals.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the evidence-based quality, efficacy, and effectiveness of resilience-

SUBMITTER: Voth M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811698 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature