Improving Access and Mental Health for Youth Through Virtual Models of Care

Cheryl Forchuk; Sandra Fisman; Jeffrey P. Reiss; Kerry Collins; Julie Eichstedt; Abraham Rudnick; Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai; Jeffrey S. Hoch; Xianbin Wang; Daniel Lizotte; Shona Macpherson; Richard Booth

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-51517-1_17

Improving Access and Mental Health for Youth Through Virtual Models of Care

Cheryl Forchuk, Sandra Fisman, Jeffrey P. Reiss, Kerry Collins, Julie Eichstedt, Abraham Rudnick, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Jeffrey S. Hoch, Xianbin Wang, Daniel Lizotte, Shona Macpherson, Richard Booth

Public Health Sciences

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

The overall objective of this research is to evaluate the use of a mobile health smartphone application (app) to improve the mental health of youth between the ages of 14–25 years, with symptoms of anxiety/depression. This project includes 115 youth who are accessing outpatient mental health services at one of three hospitals and two community agencies. The youth and care providers are using eHealth technology to enhance care. The technology uses mobile questionnaires to help promote self-assessment and track changes to support the plan of care. The technology also allows secure virtual treatment visits that youth can participate in through mobile devices. This longitudinal study uses participatory action research with mixed methods. The majority of participants identified themselves as Caucasian (66.9%). Expectedly, the demographics revealed that Anxiety Disorders and Mood Disorders were highly prevalent within the sample (71.9% and 67.5% respectively). Findings from the qualitative summary established that both staff and youth found the software and platform beneficial.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Impact of Digital Technologies on Public Health in Developed and Developing Countries - 18th International Conference, ICOST 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Mohamed Jmaiel, Hamdi Aloulou, Mounir Mokhtari, Bessam Abdulrazak, Slim Kallel
Publisher	Springer
Pages	210-220
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9783030515164
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51517-1_17
State	Published - 2020
Event	18th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics, ICOST 2020 - Hammamet, Tunisia Duration: Jun 24 2020 → Jun 26 2020

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	12157 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	18th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics, ICOST 2020
Country	Tunisia
City	Hammamet
Period	6/24/20 → 6/26/20

Keywords

eHealth
Mental health
Smart technology
Youth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
Computer Science(all)

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Forchuk, C., Fisman, S., Reiss, J. P., Collins, K., Eichstedt, J., Rudnick, A., Isaranuwatchai, W., Hoch, J. S., Wang, X., Lizotte, D., Macpherson, S., & Booth, R. (2020). Improving Access and Mental Health for Youth Through Virtual Models of Care. In M. Jmaiel, H. Aloulou, M. Mokhtari, B. Abdulrazak, & S. Kallel (Eds.), The Impact of Digital Technologies on Public Health in Developed and Developing Countries - 18th International Conference, ICOST 2020, Proceedings (pp. 210-220). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12157 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51517-1_17

Improving Access and Mental Health for Youth Through Virtual Models of Care. / Forchuk, Cheryl; Fisman, Sandra; Reiss, Jeffrey P.; Collins, Kerry; Eichstedt, Julie; Rudnick, Abraham; Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee; Hoch, Jeffrey S.; Wang, Xianbin; Lizotte, Daniel; Macpherson, Shona; Booth, Richard.

The Impact of Digital Technologies on Public Health in Developed and Developing Countries - 18th International Conference, ICOST 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Mohamed Jmaiel; Hamdi Aloulou; Mounir Mokhtari; Bessam Abdulrazak; Slim Kallel. Springer, 2020. p. 210-220 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12157 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Forchuk, C, Fisman, S, Reiss, JP, Collins, K, Eichstedt, J, Rudnick, A, Isaranuwatchai, W, Hoch, JS, Wang, X, Lizotte, D, Macpherson, S & Booth, R 2020, Improving Access and Mental Health for Youth Through Virtual Models of Care. in M Jmaiel, H Aloulou, M Mokhtari, B Abdulrazak & S Kallel (eds), The Impact of Digital Technologies on Public Health in Developed and Developing Countries - 18th International Conference, ICOST 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 12157 LNCS, Springer, pp. 210-220, 18th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics, ICOST 2020, Hammamet, Tunisia, 6/24/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51517-1_17

Forchuk C, Fisman S, Reiss JP, Collins K, Eichstedt J, Rudnick A et al. Improving Access and Mental Health for Youth Through Virtual Models of Care. In Jmaiel M, Aloulou H, Mokhtari M, Abdulrazak B, Kallel S, editors, The Impact of Digital Technologies on Public Health in Developed and Developing Countries - 18th International Conference, ICOST 2020, Proceedings. Springer. 2020. p. 210-220. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51517-1_17

Forchuk, Cheryl ; Fisman, Sandra ; Reiss, Jeffrey P. ; Collins, Kerry ; Eichstedt, Julie ; Rudnick, Abraham ; Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee ; Hoch, Jeffrey S. ; Wang, Xianbin ; Lizotte, Daniel ; Macpherson, Shona ; Booth, Richard. / Improving Access and Mental Health for Youth Through Virtual Models of Care. The Impact of Digital Technologies on Public Health in Developed and Developing Countries - 18th International Conference, ICOST 2020, Proceedings. editor / Mohamed Jmaiel ; Hamdi Aloulou ; Mounir Mokhtari ; Bessam Abdulrazak ; Slim Kallel. Springer, 2020. pp. 210-220 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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