Feasibility and Preliminary Evaluation of Implementation Strategies to Increase Individual Participation in an

Natsu Sasaki1, Taichi Shimazu, Sayaka Ogawa

  • 1From the Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (N.S., S.O., T.H.); Center for Mental Health Services Research, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO (N.S., B.J.P.); Center for Dissemination & Implementation, Institute for Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO (N.S., B.J.P.); Division of Behavioral Sciences, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan (T.S., J.S., M.O.); Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (U.S.); Division of Infectious Diseases, John T. Milliken Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO (B.J.P.); and Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan (A.T.). Department of Digital Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (K.I.).

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