BlueIce自我伤害预防应用程序的可接受性,使用和安全性:来自"殴打青少年自我伤害 (BASH) 随机对照试验"的定性发现
Paul Stallard1,2, Kathryn Whittle2, Emma Moore2
1Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK p.stallard@bath.ac.uk.
BMJ mental health
|June 26, 2024
概括
对于那些反复自我伤害的年轻青少年来说,BlueIce应用程序是可以接受和安全的. 大多数用户发现它有助于预防自我伤害事件,证明了它在心理健康护理中的社会有效性.
科学领域:
- 数字心理健康数字心理健康
- 青少年心理学 青少年心理学
- 临床干预措施 临床干预
背景情况:
- 对青少年严重精神健康问题的自我伤害预防应用程序的社会有效性理解有限.
- 那些反复自我伤害的年轻青少年需要易于获得和有效的支持工具.
研究的目的:
- 评估BlueIce自我伤害预防应用程序的可接受性,使用模式和安全性.
- 评估 BlueIce 对青少年自我伤害事件的感知帮助和潜力.
主要方法:
- 一项混合方法研究,涉及60名英国青少年 (年龄12-17岁),有反复自我伤害史.
- 参与者被随机分配到接受BlueIce应用程序,然后进行后使用访谈以进行内容分析.
主要成果:
- 95%的参与者使用了BlueIce应用程序,82%的人在经历自我伤害的想法时使用它.
- 77%的人报告说,BlueIce至少防止了一次自我伤害事件;然而,70%的人在使用该应用程序后也自我伤害.
- 该应用程序在易用性 (8.70/10),可接受性 (7.68/10) 和帮助性 (6.77/10) 方面获得了很高的评分,没有报告触发自我伤害.
结论:
- 蓝冰应用程序在重复自我伤害的年轻青少年中显示出显著的可接受性,使用性和安全性.
- 自我报告的数据表明,BlueIce可以预防一些自我伤害事件,支持其在数字心理健康干预中的作用.
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