A5000747502- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Educational Innovations and Technology
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Topic Modeling
- Mental Health via Writing
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
University of British Columbia
2021-2025
University of Chicago
2019
Background University attendance represents a transition period for students that often coincides with the emergence of mental health and substance use challenges. Digital interventions have been identified as promising means supporting due to their scalability, adaptability, acceptability. Minder is mobile app was codeveloped university students. Objective This study aims examine effectiveness in improving outcomes general population Methods A 2-arm, parallel-assignment, single-blinded,...
Background Evidence about the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health specific subpopulations, such as university students, is needed communities prepare for future waves. Aims To study association proximity with symptoms anxiety and depression in students. Method This trend analysed weekly cross-sectional surveys probabilistic samples students from University British Columbia 13 weeks, through first wave COVID-19. The main variable assessed was propinquity COVID-19, defined ‘knowing...
Objective Examine time trends in suicidal ideation post-secondary students over the first three waves of COVID-19 pandemic Canada and identify subpopulations with increased risk. Method We analysed 14 months data collected through repeated cross-sectional deployment World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health-International College Student (WMH-ICS) survey at University British Columbia. Estimated log odds weekly 30-day (yes/no) were plotted against adjustments for demographics using binary...
University students experience a high prevalence of mental health and substance use concerns; however, few access support for these challenges. Although digital interventions have been promoted as means addressing this need, engagement with tools is often poor. A lack user-centric design frequently cited reason low engagement. The goal study to describe the co-development processes associated feedback used develop Minder app, tool designed non-clinical population university maintain...
BACKGROUND Direct‐acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs), such as apixaban, are the most commonly prescribed anticoagulants, with advantages in that they do not require routine monitoring. However, less frequent contact healthcare professionals may contribute to poor patient knowledge about potential interactions between over‐the‐counter (OTC) products and DOACs. OBJECTIVE Determine prevalence of use OTC (OTC medications dietary supplements) potentially serious apixaban assess interactions....
Abstract Objectives To design a novel artificial intelligence-based software platform that allows users to analyze text data by identifying various coherent topics and parts of the related specific research theme-of-interest (TOI). Materials Methods Our uses state-of-the-art unsupervised natural language processing methods, building on top large model, social media data. At center platform’s functionality is BERTopic, which clusters posts, forming collections words representing distinct...
University life typically occurs during a period of transition, where the incidence mental health and substance use problems disorders peaks. However, relatively few students obtain effective treatment support. e-Interventions have proven in improving psychological outcomes university potential to provide scalable services that can easily integrate into existing models care. Minder is mobile app codeveloped with offers users collection evidence-based interventions tailored help maintain...
The World Health Organization Mental International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative aims to screen for mental health and substance use problems among postsecondary students on a global scale as well develop evaluate evidence-based preventive ameliorative interventions this population. This protocol paper presents the Canadian version of WMH-ICS survey, detailing adapted survey instrument, unique weekly cross-sectional administration, multitiered recruitment strategy, associated risk...
Objective: To identify subgroups of students with distinct profiles mental health symptoms (MH) and substance use risk (SU) the extent to which MH history socio-demographics predict subgroup membership. Participants: University (N = 10,935: 63% female). Methods: Repeated cross-sectional survey administered weekly stratified random samples. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used multinomial regression examine associations variables interest. Results: LCA identified an optimal 4-latent solution:...
Antecedentes: A medida que las comunidades se preparan para oleadas futuras de la pandemia del COVID-19 necesitan pruebas sobre su impacto en salud mental sub-poblaciones específicas, como es el caso los estudiantes universitarios. Objetivos: Estudiar asociación proximidad con síntomas ansiedad y depresión Métodos: Este estudio tendencias analizó encuestas transversales semanales muestras probabilísticas Universidad Columbia Británica durante 13 semanas primera ola COVID-19. La principal...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> University life typically occurs during a period of transition, where the incidence mental health and substance use problems disorders peaks. However, relatively few students obtain effective treatment support. e-Interventions have proven in improving psychological outcomes university potential to provide scalable services that can easily integrate into existing models care. <i>Minder</i> is mobile app codeveloped with offers users collection...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> University attendance represents a transition period for students that often coincides with the emergence of mental health and substance use challenges. Digital interventions have been identified as promising means supporting due to their scalability, adaptability, acceptability. <i>Minder</i> is mobile app was codeveloped university students. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aims examine effectiveness in improving outcomes general...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> The World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health-International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative aims to screen for mental health and substance use problems among post-secondary students on a global scale as well develop evaluate evidence-based preventive ameliorative interventions this population. epidemiologic surveys—a core component of the WMH-ICS initiative—are self-administered online questionnaires that generate diagnostic estimates wide range...