How People with Serious Mental Illness Use Smartphones, Mobile Apps, and Social Media

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• Alternative Title:
  Psychiatr Rehabil J
• Personal Author:
  Naslund, John A. ; Aschbrenner, Kelly A. ; Bartels, Stephen J.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  Research shows that people with serious mental illness are increasingly using mobile devices. Less is known about how these individuals use their mobile devices or whether they access social media. We surveyed individuals with serious mental illness to explore their use of these technologies.
  
  Methods
  
  Individuals with serious mental illness engaged in lifestyle interventions through community mental health centers completed a survey about their use of mobile and online technologies. Responses were compared to data from the general population.
  
  Results
  
  Among respondents (n=70), 93% owned cellphones, 78% used text messaging, 50% owned smartphones, and 71% used social media such as Facebook. Most respondents reported daily use of text messaging, mobile apps, and social media. Technology use was comparable to the general population, though smartphone ownership was lower.
  
  Conclusions and Implications for Practice
  
  These findings can inform future interventions that fully leverage this group’s use of popular digital technologies.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cell Phone Community Mental Health Centers Humans Mental Disorders Mobile Applications Smartphone Social Media
• Source:
  Psychiatr Rehabil J. 39(4):364-367.
• Pubmed ID:
  27845533
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5125865
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K12 HS021695/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States ; R01 MH089811/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; U48 DP005018/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3155608c0c5490a0e033005e089291352d9abb6e240db0a98b531e0d569842ec
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42940/cdc_42940_DS1.pdf
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