Psych in the Digital Age Topic 3

mobile phone / smart phone

portable computers with which the user has a personal relationship, and which has a great impact on their social lives

blended care

the combination of DMH services used alongside face to face intervention

the 4 key features of successful apps

high patient engagement, simple user interface, transdiagnostic capabilities, self-monitoring features

high patient engagement

usage of reminders and gamification

simple user interface

requires low cognitive load to use

transdiagnostic capabilities

apps that can be used for multiple mental health concerns, reducing the committment needed to engage with DMH

self-monitoring features

increase emotional self-awareness and coping skills

MARS

mobile application rating scale

objective quality subscales of MARS

engagement, functionality, aesthetics, information

other subscales of the MARS

subjective quality rating, app-specific features

issues of RCT research within DMH

the time difference between grant application and publication / community implementation

Riley’s 3 Rs for research

rapid, responsive, relevant

ways current research has tried to limit the challenges of RCT research

using smaller sample sizes, different methods of pilot testing, using ongoing testing

modern pilot testing methods

sequential multiple assignment randomised trials (SMART); multiphase optimisation strategy trials (MOST)

multiphase optimisation strategy trials (MOST)

studies that are condicted in iterative phases, where different variables are tested at each phase and held constant at the next phase

one ongoing testing technique

continuous evaluation of evolving behavioural intervention technologies (CEEBIT)

virtual reality

the leveraging of technologies to produce sensory stimuli to create a realistic, interactive, and immersive experience of a 3D environment

head mounted displays (HMDs)

devices worn on the head encompassing the visual field to deliver virtual realities; deliver a slightly different image to each eye to create the illusion of depth, movement, and speed

immersion

the extent to which VR technologies can achieve place illusion, plausibility, and presence to reflect real world behaviours and experiences

place illusion

the sense of being there while using VR

plausibility

the feeling that the scenario of a virtual environment is actually happening

presence

the degree to which a individual feels physically present in the virtual world

digital divide

the finding that the development of virtual realities has outpaced its research

sensor

a device that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment

machine learning

a type of AI that provides computers with the ability to learn when exposed to new data, without being explicitly programmed

data mining

the process of discovering patterns and relationships in large data sets to solve problems through data analysis

Mobilyze!

an app and internet based intervention with minimal therapist intervention for the treatment of depression