RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06575582

Digital Navigators for Acceptance and Competence Development with Mental Health Apps

Sponsor

Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane

Enrollment

116 participants

Start Date

Jul 15, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Nurse's Role Mental Disorder Engagement, Patient Acceptability of Health Care

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if and how so called "Digital Navigators" (DN) can help general practitioners, outpatient psychiatrists and psychologists as well as their treated patients to use digital mental health apps (DiGAs) and integrate it into their treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What are the chances and implementation barriers of DN? * What are the acceptance and expectations towards DN? * Do DN affect the psychological health of patients? * Do DN affect the digital health literacy and technical competence of participants? Employees of medical teams (e.g. medical assistants) receive training to become a DN. Afterwards patients are accompanied and supported by the DN for 12 weeks to select and use a suitable app for their mental disorder.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

Main diagnosis according to ICD 10 F00-F69, F80-F99
Capacity to consent is given
Sufficient language skills for an interview in German
Participants have access to modern digital hardware (smartphone)
Basic knowledge of how to operate a smartphone

Exclusion Criteria4

Acute danger to self or others
Patients have received prompt (\<= 3 weeks) qualified psychiatric or psychotherapeutic treatment
Severe organic brain diseases with cognitive deficits
Intellectual disability

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALSupport from Digital Navigators to Treatment Team

The trained professionals (the Digital Navigators) support the treatment teams in the study centers in the selection and integration of suitable apps and digital health applications (DiGAs).

BEHAVIORALSupport from Digital Navigators to Patients

The trained professionals (the Digital Navigators) accompany and support the selected patients to find a suitable app for them and integrate it into their treatment.

BEHAVIORALTraining for Digital Navigators

The training takes place in the six study centers and is preferably aimed at medical assistants.