Design and development of a mobile-based self-care application for patients with depression and anxiety disorders

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making · 4 authors, 3 centres

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This developmental-applied study designed a mobile self-care application for depression and anxiety patients by first identifying educational needs through a systematic review and then validating them with 20 patients. The final application included 68 features covering disease management, medication, lifestyle improvement, and communication.

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In the first phase, a systematic review identified 80 educational and informational needs and capabilities. In the second phase, 20 patients with depression and anxiety validated these needs, resulting in 68 features with a mean approval score ≥3.75 (75%) being incorporated into the application design. Key features included disease and medication management, nutrition and lifestyle education, clinical record recording, communication tools, and appointment reminders.

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psychiatry

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PMC10544565

Design and development of a mobile-based self-care application for patients with depression and anxiety disorders

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

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Abstract Background and Aim Depression and anxiety can cause social, behavioral, occupational, and functional impairments if not controlled and managed. Mobile-based self-care applications can play an essential and effective role in controlling and reducing the effects of anxiety disorders and depression. The aim of this study was to design and develop a mobile-based self-care application for patients with depression and anxiety disorders with the goal of enhancing their mental health and overall well-being. Materials and methods In this study we designed a mobile-based application for self -management of depression and anxiety disorders. In order to design this application, first the education- informational needs and capabilities were identified through a systematic review. Then, according to 20 patients with depression and anxiety, this education-informational needs and application capabilities were approved. In the next step, the application was designed. Results In the first step, 80 education-information needs and capabilities were identified. Finally, in the second step, of 80 education- informational needs and capabilities, 68 needs and capabilities with a mean greater than and equal to 3.75 (75%) were considered in application design. Disease control and management, drug management, nutrition and diet management, recording clinical records, communicating with physicians and other patients, reminding appointments, how to improve lifestyle, quitting smoking and reducing alcohol consumption, educational content, sedation instructions, introducing health care centers for depression and anxiety treatment and recording activities, personal goals and habits in a diary were the most important features of this application. Conclusion The designed application can encourage patients with depression and stress to perform self-care processes and access necessary information without searching the Internet. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12911-023-02308-y. Keywords: Design, Mobile, Self-care, Application, Depression, Anxiety

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Khadijeh Moulaei, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Esmat Mashoof et al.. Design and development of a mobile-based self-care application for patients with depression and anxiety disorders. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-023-02308-y

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Khadijeh Moulaei, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Esmat Mashoof, Fatemeh Dinari

1Department of Health Information Technology, Faculty of Paramedical, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
2Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
3Department of Health Information Technology, Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran