abstract: 'Introduction: There has been a sharp increase in the use of digital

  health interventions in global health, particularly mobile health

  applications, in recent years. The extreme shortage of health care

  providers trained in mental health screening and intervention in low-

  and middle-income countries raises questions about the applicability of

  mobile applications to deliver these services due to their accessibility

  and availability. This exploratory paper describes the development and

  feasibility assessment of a mobile screening application for the

  detection of mental disorders among adolescents in Zambia and South

  Africa. Methods: Eighty-two health care workers (HCW) working in primary

  care evaluated the acceptability and practicality of the mobile

  screening application after receiving brief training. The evaluation

  included questions from the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) as

  well as open-ended questions. Results: The acceptability of the

  screening app was high and study participants were positive about using

  the app in routine care. Problems with internet connectivity, and time

  and staff constraints were perceived as the main barriers to regular

  use. Conclusion: HCW in primary care were able and willing to use a

  mobile screening app for the detection of mental health problems among

  treatment-seeking adolescents. Implementation in clinical practice needs

  to be further evaluated.'
affiliation: 'Groen, G (Corresponding Author), Hamburg Univ Appl Sci, Dept Social
  Work, Hamburg, Germany.

  Groen, Gunter; Joerns-Presentati, Astrid; Dessauvagie, Anja, Hamburg Univ Appl Sci,
  Dept Social Work, Hamburg, Germany.

  Seedat, Soraya; van den Heuvel, Leigh L.; Suliman, Sharain, Stellenbosch Univ, Fac
  Med \& Hlth Sci, Dept Psychiat, Cape Town, South Africa.

  Seedat, Soraya; van den Heuvel, Leigh L.; Suliman, Sharain, Stellenbosch Univ, Univ
  Genom Brain Disorders Res Unit, South African Med Res Council Stellenbosch, Cape
  Town, South Africa.

  Grobler, Gerhard, Univ Pretoria, Steve Biko Acad Hosp, Clin Unit, Psychiat, Pretoria,
  South Africa.

  Grobler, Gerhard, Univ Pretoria, Dept Psychiat, Pretoria, South Africa.

  Jansen, Ronelle, Univ Free State, Sch Nursing, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

  Mwape, Lonia; Mukwato, Patricia; Chapima, Fabian, Univ Zambia, Dept Nursing, Lusaka,
  Zambia.

  Korhonen, Joonas; Lahti, Mari, Turku Univ Appl Sci, Nursing Sci Dept, Hlth \& Well
  Being, Turku, Finland.

  Lahti, Mari, Univ Turku, Dept Nursing Sci, Turku, Finland.

  Stein, Dan J., Univ Cape Town, Dept Psychiat \& Neurosci Inst, SA MRC Unit Risk
  \& Resilience Mental Disorders, Cape Town, South Africa.

  Jonker, Deborah, Univ Cape Town, Dept Psychiat \& Mental Hlth, Cape Town, South
  Africa.

  Mudenda, John, Lusaka Apex Med Univ, Med Educ, Lusaka, Zambia.

  Turunen, Timo, Riga Tech Univ, Riga, Latvia.

  Valtins, Karlis; Grada, Leva, Univ Latvia, Riga, Latvia.

  Beinarovica, Anete, Latvian Acad Culture, Riga, Latvia.'
author: Groen, Gunter and Joerns-Presentati, Astrid and Dessauvagie, Anja and Seedat,
  Soraya and van den Heuvel, Leigh L. and Suliman, Sharain and Grobler, Gerhard and
  Jansen, Ronelle and Mwape, Lonia and Mukwato, Patricia and Chapima, Fabian and Korhonen,
  Joonas and Stein, Dan J. and Jonker, Deborah and Mudenda, John and Turunen, Timo
  and Valtins, Karlis and Beinarovica, Anete and Grada, Leva and Lahti, Mari
author-email: gunter.groen@haw-hamburg.de
author_list:
- family: Groen
  given: Gunter
- family: Joerns-Presentati
  given: Astrid
- family: Dessauvagie
  given: Anja
- family: Seedat
  given: Soraya
- family: van den Heuvel
  given: Leigh L.
- family: Suliman
  given: Sharain
- family: Grobler
  given: Gerhard
- family: Jansen
  given: Ronelle
- family: Mwape
  given: Lonia
- family: Mukwato
  given: Patricia
- family: Chapima
  given: Fabian
- family: Korhonen
  given: Joonas
- family: Stein
  given: Dan J.
- family: Jonker
  given: Deborah
- family: Mudenda
  given: John
- family: Turunen
  given: Timo
- family: Valtins
  given: Karlis
- family: Beinarovica
  given: Anete
- family: Grada
  given: Leva
- family: Lahti
  given: Mari
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/01612840.2022.2124003
earlyaccessdate: SEP 2022
eissn: 1096-4673
files: []
issn: 0161-2840
journal: ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
keywords-plus: INFORMATION; COUNTRIES
language: English
month: NOV 2
number: '11'
number-of-cited-references: '57'
orcid-numbers: 'Stein, Dan J/0000-0001-7218-7810

  Groen, Gunter/0000-0001-9947-8722

  Jonker, Deborah/0000-0002-7624-738X

  Joerns-Presentati, Astrid/0000-0002-5846-4321

  Seedat, Soraya/0000-0002-5118-786X

  van den Heuvel, Leigh/0000-0003-3884-4754

  Grobler, Gerhard/0000-0002-4815-1583'
pages: 1046-1055
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ref: Groen2022developmentmobile
researcherid-numbers: 'Stein, Dan J/A-1752-2008

  '
times-cited: '1'
title: Development of a Mobile Application for Detection of Adolescent Mental Health
  Problems and Feasibility Assessment with Primary Health Care Workers
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000865029600001
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volume: '43'
web-of-science-categories: Nursing; Psychiatry
year: '2022'