Developing mental health mobile apps: Exploring adolescents' perspectives

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 265-275

  Kenny, Rachel ^a   Dooley, Barbara ^a   Fitzgerald, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

adolescents; end users; focus groups; mental health; mobile apps

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILE APPLICATION; SAFETY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOBILE PHONE; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CELL PHONES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; TELEMEDICINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84971247594     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458214555041     Document Type: Review

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