2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Background: The incidence of mental health problems in children and
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adolescents in the United Kingdom has significantly increased in recent
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years, and more people are in contact with mental health services in
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Greater Manchester than in other parts of the country. Children and
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young people spend most of their time at school and with teachers.
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Therefore, schools and other educational settings may be ideal
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environments in which to identify those experiencing or those at the
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risk of developing psychological symptoms and provide timely support for
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children most at risk of mental health or related problems.
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Objective: This study aims to test the feasibility of embedding a
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low-cost, scalable, and innovative digital mental health intervention in
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schools in the Greater Manchester area.
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Methods: Two components of a 6-week digital intervention were
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implemented in a primary school in Greater Manchester: Lexplore, a
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reading assessment using eye-tracking technology to assess reading
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ability and detect early atypicality, and Lincus, a digital support and
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well-being monitoring platform.
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Results: Of the 115 children approached, 34 (29.6\%) consented and took
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part; of these 34 children, all 34 (100\%) completed the baseline
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Lexplore assessment, and 30 (88\%) completed the follow-up. In addition,
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most children were classified by Lincus as regular (>= 1 per week)
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survey users. Overall, the teaching staff and children found both
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components of the digital intervention engaging, usable, feasible, and
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acceptable. Despite the widespread enthusiasm and recognition of the
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potential added value from staff, we met significant implementation
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barriers.
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Conclusions: This study explored the acceptability and feasibility of a
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digital mental health intervention for schoolchildren. Further work is
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needed to evaluate the effectiveness of the digital intervention and to
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understand whether the assessment of reading atypicality using Lexplore
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can identify those who require additional help and whether they can also
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be supported by Lincus. This study provides high-quality pilot data and
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highlights the potential benefits of implementing digital assessment and
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mental health support tools in a primary school setting.'
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affiliation: 'Davies, SM (Corresponding Author), Univ Manchester, Fac Biol Med \&
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Hlth, Ctr Womens Mental Hlth, Sch Hlth Sci,GM Digital Res Unit,Div Psychol \& Me,
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Jean McFarlane Bldg,Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England.
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Davies, Sian M.; Gutridge, Kerry; Bernard, Zara; Abel, Kathryn M., Univ Manchester,
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Fac Biol Med \& Hlth, Ctr Womens Mental Hlth, Sch Hlth Sci,GM Digital Res Unit,Div
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Psychol \& Me, Jean McFarlane Bldg,Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England.
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Davies, Sian M.; Jardine, Jenni; Gutridge, Kerry; Bernard, Zara; Abel, Kathryn M.;
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Whelan, Pauline, Greater Manchester Mental Hlth NHS Fdn Trust, Manchester Acad Hlth
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Sci Ctr, Manchester, Lancs, England.
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Park, Stephen, Lexplore Ltd, Marple, England.
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Whelan, Pauline, Univ Manchester, Ctr Hlth Informat, Div Informat Imaging \& Data
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Sci, GMDigital Res Unit, Manchester, Lancs, England.'
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article-number: e30668
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author: Davies, Sian M. and Jardine, Jenni and Gutridge, Kerry and Bernard, Zara and
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Park, Stephen and Dawson, Tom and Abel, Kathryn M. and Whelan, Pauline
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author-email: sian.davies-5@manchester.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Davies
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given: Sian M.
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- family: Jardine
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given: Jenni
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- family: Gutridge
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given: Kerry
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- family: Bernard
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given: Zara
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- family: Park
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given: Stephen
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- family: Dawson
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given: Tom
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- family: Abel
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given: Kathryn M.
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- family: Whelan
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given: Pauline
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.2196/30668
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eissn: 2561-326X
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files: []
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journal: JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
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keywords: 'digital mental health; acceptability; feasibility; child and adolescent
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mental health and well-being; school-based mental health care;
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prevention; digital assessment and monitoring; reading screening or
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ability'
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keywords-plus: YOUNG-PEOPLE; INTERVENTIONS; INCOME
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language: English
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month: DEC
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number: '12'
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number-of-cited-references: '40'
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orcid-numbers: 'Gutridge, Kerry/0000-0001-9705-9102
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Dawson, Tom/0000-0002-2215-249X
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Whelan, Pauline/0000-0001-8689-3919
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Davies, Sian/0000-0001-5662-7038
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Abel, Kathryn M/0000-0003-3538-8896'
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papis_id: 8862ddafa59a013b24080ec591c6b467
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ref: Davies2021preventivedigital
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times-cited: '1'
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title: 'Preventive Digital Mental Health for Children in Primary Schools: Acceptability
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and Feasibility Study'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000853675400031
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '5'
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volume: '5'
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web-of-science-categories: Health Care Sciences \& Services; Medical Informatics
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year: '2021'
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