Participatory Technology Development to Enhance Community Resilience | Zendy

Armen C. Arevian | Zendy; Jennifer O’Hora | Zendy; Felica Jones | Zendy; Joseph Mango | Zendy; Loretta Jones | Zendy; Pluscedia Willians | Zendy; Juanita BookerVaughns | Zendy; Andrea Jones | Zendy; Esmeralda Pulido | Zendy; Dennishia Banner-Jackson | Zendy; Kenneth B. Wells | Zendy

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Participatory Technology Development to Enhance Community Resilience

Author(s) -

Armen C. Arevian,

Jennifer O’Hora,

Felica Jones,

Joseph Mango,

Loretta Jones,

Pluscedia Willians,

Juanita BookerVaughns,

Andrea Jones,

Esmeralda Pulido,

Dennishia Banner-Jackson,

Kenneth B. Wells

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

ethnicity and disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1945-0826

pISSN - 1049-510X

DOI - 10.18865/ed.28.s2.493

Subject(s) - stakeholder , community based participatory research , citizen journalism , psychology , participatory action research , community development , medical education , participatory development , participatory design , sustainability , community engagement , applied psychology , knowledge management , public relations , medicine , sociology , computer science , political science , engineering , world wide web , anthropology , law , biology , mechanical engineering , parallels , ecology

Objective: To assess the feasibility of a novel, partnered technology development process to co-create mobile health applications (apps) addressing community health priorities, using psychoeducation of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles for enhancing resilience as an example.Design: Stakeholder engagement, workgroups, pilot feasibility study using mixed methods during October 2013 through January 2016 over three phases: 1) defining the vision of the project and increasing technical capacity, 2) co-development and pilot testing of the app, and 3) planning for sustainability.Setting: An academic-community partnership in South Los Angeles, California.Participants: Eight stakeholders; 30 pilot participants from the community.Main Outcome Measures: Qualitative analysis of audio-recordings of the app development process and stakeholder interviews, surveys of stakeholders’ perception of the development process, app use data, and feedback from pilot participants.Results: The participatory technology development process resulted in creation and pilot-testing of a resiliency-focused text messaging app. Of the 1,107 messages sent, 23 out of 30 (77%) app users responded to explore interactive content. Stakeholders reported increased perceived competency in creating mobile apps and that the process fostered a culture of co-leadership. There was also sustained engagement in mobile app development by stakeholders beyond the initial project period.Conclusions: This is the first study, to our knowledge, to demonstrate the feasibility of participatory technology development, an approach involving direct participation in the development, tailoring and maintenance of a mobile app by a broad set of stakeholders with high representation from racial/ ethnic minorities from an under-resourced community. Participatory technology development is a promising approach for creating sustainable, relevant and engaging health technologies across different technological, clinical and community settings.Ethn Dis. 2018:28(Suppl 2):493-502; doi:10.18865/ed.28.S2.493.

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