Perception of providers on use of the WHO mental health Gap Action Programme-Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) electronic version and smartphone-based clinical guidance in Nigerian primary care settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Taking advantage of the rapidly increasing access to digital technology in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization has launched an electronic version of the mental health Gap Action Programme intervention guide (emhGAP-IG). This is suitable for use on smartphones or tablets by non-specialist primary healthcare providers (PHCWs) to deliver evidence-based intervention for priority mental, neurological and substance use disorders. We assessed the perceptions of PHCWs on the feasibility, acceptability, and benefits of using smartphone-based clinical guidance and the emhGAP-IG in the management of people with mental health conditions in Nigeria.  METHODS: Exploration of the views of PHCWs from 12 rural and urban primary health clinics (PHCs) in South-W

SUBMITTER: Ojagbemi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9571457 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature