Health-Promoting Effects and Everyday Experiences With a Mental Health App Using Ecological Momentary Assessments and AI-Based Ecological Momentary Interventions Among Young People: Qualitative Interview and Focus Group Study.

Journal: JMIR mHealth and uHealth
PMID: 40300160

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Considering the high prevalence of mental health conditions among young people and the technological advancements of artificial intelligence (AI)-based approaches in health services, mobile health (mHealth) apps for mental health are a promising way for low-threshold and large-scale mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention strategies, especially for young people. However, insufficient evidence on health-promoting effects and deficient user-centric designs emphasize the necessity for participatory methods in the interventions' development processes.

Authors

  • Selina Hiller
    Department of Psychiatry II, University of Ulm and BKH Guenzburg, Guenzburg, Germany.
  • Christian Götzl
    Department of Psychiatry II, University of Ulm and BKH Guenzburg, Guenzburg, Germany.
  • Christian Rauschenberg
    Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
  • Janik Fechtelpeter
    Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Georgia Koppe
    Department of Theoretical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, 68159, Mannheim, Germany.
  • Eva Wierzba
    Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
  • Julia Sauter
    Department of Psychiatry II, University of Ulm and BKH Guenzburg, Guenzburg, Germany.
  • Sina Dietrich
    Department of Psychiatry II, University of Ulm and BKH Guenzburg, Guenzburg, Germany.
  • Daniel Durstewitz
    Department of Theoretical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, 68159, Mannheim, Germany. daniel.durstewitz@zi-mannheim.de.
  • Ulrich Reininghaus
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • Silvia Krumm
    Department of Psychiatry II, University of Ulm and BKH Guenzburg, Guenzburg, Germany.

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