Clinically Meaningful Use of Mental Health Apps and its Effects on Depression: Mixed Methods Study

• Main Authors: Zhang, Renwen (Author), Nicholas, Jennifer (Author), Knapp, Ashley A (Author), Graham, Andrea K (Author), Gray, Elizabeth (Author), Kwasny, Mary J (Author), Reddy, Madhu (Author), Mohr, David C (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundUser engagement is key to the effectiveness of digital mental health interventions. Considerable research has examined the clinical outcomes of overall engagement with mental health apps (eg, frequency and duration of app use). However, few studies have examined how specific app use behavi...