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- Title
Email reminders as a self-management tool in depression: a needs assessment to determine patients' interests and preferences.
- Authors
Watkins, Daphne C.; Smith, Lisa C.; Kerber, Kevin; Kuebler, Julie; Himle, Joseph A.
- Abstract
We conducted a needs assessment to ascertain patients' interests and preferences for using email reminders ('E-minders') to assist in the self-management of their depression. The E-minders would help patients achieve remission by reminding them of their personal strategies for self-management and their personalized sources of support. Once patients had achieved remission, E-minders would be used to remind them of their original symptoms of depression so that they could monitor for recurrence. Results from a focus group with eight patients suggested that patients would be interested in using E-minders. However, they should not be used to replace aspects of treatment but rather to supplement existing depression treatment regimens.
- Subjects
MENTAL depression; TELEMEDICINE; SELF-management (Psychology); PATIENT monitoring; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Journal of Telemedicine & Telecare, 2011, Vol 17, Issue 7, p378
- ISSN
1357-633X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1258/jtt.2011.110105