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Technology Matters: Collaboratively augmenting longitudinal monitoring (C.A.L.M) in bipolar disorder – co‐design, co‐production and evaluation of the alpha prototype app
Author(s) -
Sharma Aditya Narain,
BarronMillar Evelyn,
Gaskell Maia,
Glod Magdalena,
Kaushal Pulkit,
Grieve Kelly,
Pervez Maryam
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/camh.12548
Subject(s) - mood , bipolar disorder , autonomy , psychology , clinical psychology , political science , law
Apps developed for bipolar disorder (BD) allow a sense of autonomy and self‐regulation whilst monitoring for early warning signs indicative of a relapse. C.A.L.M BD was specifically co‐designed and co‐produced with young people (16–25 years) living with BD, their family members, clinicians, researchers in human–computer interaction and an app development company to address the current lack of such technology for this age range. The prototype app tracked mood, and provided young people with the instant ability to monitor mood trends and use lifeline functionality when in crisis. The evaluation of the app demonstrated that it successfully engaged participants and provided insight to an effective way of iteratively designing an app. The future development of this app could improve outcomes for young people living with BD, however, needs to be evaluated rigorously.