Use of Mobile Apps for Screening and Management ...

Use of Mobile Apps for Screening and Management of Depression Anxiety and Alcohol abuse, at the Primary Care and General Hospital Level INCLEN e-Mental Health Initiative

Mental Health • ChinaCLEN: – Xia Hong

• LatinCLEN: – Carlos Gómez Restrepo – Fernando Suárez-Obando

• IndiaClen: – Shuba Kumar

• AfricaClen: – Yusuf Moosa 22/02/2015

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Background / research justification • Mental disorders are associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality • Recognition of mental disorders by general practitioners (GP) is low. • The described situation implies the necessity of developing better tools to identify and manage common mental disorders

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GP/Patient per Hour • • • • •

Colombia: ≈ 4 - 6 patients China:≈ 15 - 20 patients South Africa: ≈ 5 – 10 patients India: 40 - 60 patients A situation where the application and development of tools based on information and communication technology (ICT) becomes an important alternative for early detection and screening of mental disorders.

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Smartphone Multilingual 普通话

Spanish

English தமில்

Portuguese

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Website

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Objectives • 1. To develop an algorithm using mobile applications (mobile phones, tablet computers, PDAs) aimed to screen and manage depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse at the primary care/general hospital level. • 2. To implement the M-Health apps using clinical recommendations based on the best available evidence • 3. To develop culturally relevant patient education material aimed at enhancing awareness about depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse among patients

• 4. To assess the effectiveness of the M-Health apps in terms of screening, diagnosis, appropriate medical treatment, and improvement of patient outcomes

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Website

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Phases • In Phase I we will review the literature to identify and possibly adapt validated screening questions used to recognize depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse. • In Phase II we will work towards developing the mobile application to support the screening questions. Educational Materiales and Website 22/02/2015

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Phase III

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Outcomes • Primary Outcome: – Improved screening rates for depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse, among health care providers – Improved diagnostic rates – Improvement in patient outcomes

• Secondary Outcomes: – Improvement in knowledge about depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse among health care providers – Increased satisfaction in care provision among health care providers – Patient satisfaction with care provided 22/02/2015

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Deliverables/Next Steps • International Network • Cross cultural research platform • M-Health apps (information and communication technology (ICT) • INCLEN

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Potential funders • The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • Colombia: Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones – Goverment office of information and communication technology (ICT) 22/02/2015

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Roles & Responsibilities • Country specific review of literature on depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse including references (Vancouver style) – Include description of study sites, current recognition of depression/anxiety in respective sites – 15th March 2015 (each one of us)

• Literature Review of apps in health care/mental health – -15th March 2015 (Fernando)

• Methodology – - 1st Draft- 30th April 2015 sent by Carlos to Shuba

• Draft then sent to all participants by 15th May 2015-02-22 • Budgets to be prepared by 30th May 2015 • Final proposal - 30th June 2015

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THANK YOU

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