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Exploring Adolescents' Attitudes Toward Mental Health Apps: Concurrent Mixed Methods Study.
Helene Høgsdal1, Henriette Kyrrestad1, Marte Rye1
1Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - North, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tromsø, Norway.
JMIR Formative Research
|January 15, 2024
Summary
Adolescents show interest in mental health apps, finding them useful and available. However, a lack of awareness hinders their adoption, highlighting a need for better promotion and development.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent mental health
- Digital health interventions
- Mobile health (mHealth)
Background:
- Adolescence is a critical period for the onset of psychological disorders.
- Mental health promotion is crucial during adolescence.
- Mobile apps for mental health are increasingly developed for adolescents.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore adolescents' attitudes toward mental health apps.
- To assess the perceived usefulness of mental health apps among adolescents.
Main Methods:
- Mixed methods study involving 183 adolescents.
- Cross-sectional questionnaire with 10 questions.
- Complementary individual interviews with 9 adolescents.
Main Results:
- 30% of adolescents had used a mental health app.
- 61.1% would use a mental health app if needed; 62.3% found them useful.
- App availability was a key advantage; cost was a major barrier.
- Interviews highlighted the importance of app availability, credibility, and autonomy.
Conclusions:
- Adolescents have a positive attitude and interest in mental health apps.
- Lack of awareness is a significant barrier to app usage.
- Findings inform future development of adolescent-focused mental health apps.
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