自杀预防应用程序的特点:对加拿大和英国可用的应用程序的内容分析
Laura Bennett-Poynter1, Samantha Groves1, Jessica Kemp2,3
1Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
BMJ open
|January 9, 2025
概括
这项研究审查了52个预防自杀的应用程序,发现大多数提供基本的支持信息,但缺乏高级功能,如查工具或临床整合. 未来的应用程序应该优先考虑可访问性,个性化和整合到护理中,以加强自杀预防.
科学领域:
- 数字心理健康数字心理健康
- 公共卫生技术 公共卫生技术
- 自杀学是一种自杀学.
背景情况:
- 移动健康应用程序越来越多地用于心理健康支持.
- 预防自杀是一个关键的公共卫生问题,需要创新的干预策略.
研究的目的:
- 分析加拿大和英国应用商店中可用的自杀预防移动应用程序的特点,功能和内容.
- 识别差距和改善数字自杀预防工具的机会.
主要方法:
- 在果和安卓应用商店进行系统搜索 (2023年3月至4月).
- 纳入标准侧重于免费的英语应用程序,以帮助那些有自杀想法的人.
- 数据提取涉及描述性,安全性和设计特征,内容使用基本特征框架进行评估.
主要成果:
- 分析了52个预防自杀的应用程序,主要是针对普通人群和英语.
- 大多数应用程序提供了关于自杀支持和来源的信息,但缺乏查工具和健康内容.
- 观察到有限的个性化选项,没有与患者医疗记录集成的应用程序.
结论:
- 目前的自杀预防应用程序提供基本支持,但有很大的改进空间.
- 未来的应用程序开发应侧重于联合制作,增强个性化,可访问性 (例如手语) 和临床集成.
- 这种进步可以显著提高对有风险的个体的自杀预防支持.
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