Effectiveness of Mobile Health Applications in Mental Health Nursing : A Scoping Review
Kipkosgei, Purity; Korir, Vivian; Kurui, Stacey (2024)
2024
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Mental health is a basic human right which enables people to cope with the daily stresses and bring about positive change to the people around them. The use of mobile phones has increased over recent years, and the availability of good internet has made it even better. The advancement of these apps has led to the development of mental wellness apps which are now extremely popular. The availability of these services is very efficient because of easy accessibility through smartphones.
This study describes how mobile health applications can be used to improve mental health care delivery. This study aims to produce new knowledge to be used in the mental health nursing field to improve patient care, outcomes, and overall mental well-being.
The method used in our study was a scoping review, database searches used were MEDLINE and CINAHL and we ended up with fourteen peer-reviewed articles. The principles of inductive content analysis were used in analyzing the data obtained through qualitative research.
Mental health applications are beneficial for mental health nurses, as they enhance patient involvement and adherence to treatment protocols. The real-time support and monitoring offered by these apps help reduce symptom severity, enabling more personalized care and improving patient tracking, which boosts nursing productivity. Online self-report assessments proved to be a valid method for patients to share their experiences outside of clinical settings, providing clinicians with valuable supplemental information. Patients using these apps exhibited greater knowledge and better self-care behaviors compared to non-users.
The study shows the effectiveness of mental health applications and digital mental health care interventions in mental health nursing. Provision of real time support to clients, greater access, equity of mental health resources, immediate support, anonymity, tailored content, lower cost and increasing service capability and efficiency. Despite these benefits, there are challenges faced like data privacy, inaccurate information by the client, lack of regulation and approval, poor design of the apps among other things.
Keywords: Mobile Health Applications, Mental Health Nursing, Mobile Health (mHealth)
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This study describes how mobile health applications can be used to improve mental health care delivery. This study aims to produce new knowledge to be used in the mental health nursing field to improve patient care, outcomes, and overall mental well-being.
The method used in our study was a scoping review, database searches used were MEDLINE and CINAHL and we ended up with fourteen peer-reviewed articles. The principles of inductive content analysis were used in analyzing the data obtained through qualitative research.
Mental health applications are beneficial for mental health nurses, as they enhance patient involvement and adherence to treatment protocols. The real-time support and monitoring offered by these apps help reduce symptom severity, enabling more personalized care and improving patient tracking, which boosts nursing productivity. Online self-report assessments proved to be a valid method for patients to share their experiences outside of clinical settings, providing clinicians with valuable supplemental information. Patients using these apps exhibited greater knowledge and better self-care behaviors compared to non-users.
The study shows the effectiveness of mental health applications and digital mental health care interventions in mental health nursing. Provision of real time support to clients, greater access, equity of mental health resources, immediate support, anonymity, tailored content, lower cost and increasing service capability and efficiency. Despite these benefits, there are challenges faced like data privacy, inaccurate information by the client, lack of regulation and approval, poor design of the apps among other things.
Keywords: Mobile Health Applications, Mental Health Nursing, Mobile Health (mHealth)
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The originality of this thesis has been checked using Turnitin Originality Check service.