دورية أكاديمية
Readiness for mHealth interventions in Jordan: Refugee camp and urban community survey
| العنوان: | Readiness for mHealth interventions in Jordan: Refugee camp and urban community survey |
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| المؤلفون: | Dror Ben-Zeev, Alexa Beaulieu, Jessy Guler, Anna Larsen, Ahmad Bawaneh |
| المصدر: | Internet Interventions, Vol 36, Iss , Pp 100746- (2024) |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier, 2024. |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Information technology LCC:Psychology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Digital health, Mobile health, Arab countries, Middle East, Depression, Anxiety, Information technology, T58.5-58.64, Psychology, BF1-990 |
| الوصف: | Jordan hosts one of the largest populations of refugees in the world. This study evaluated the capacity, infrastructure, and interest in mobile health interventions to address unmet mental health needs among refugees and non-refugees in Jordan. We surveyed 209 (141 refugees) adults and youth in urban, rural, and refugee camp settings. Survey results indicated that mobile device ownership was lower among refugees than non-refugees (71 % vs. 100 %, respectively). Refugee phone users had less access to smartphones than non-refugees (75 % vs. 96 %, respectively). Refugees and non-refugees reported using mobile devices for diverse activities including calling (83 % vs. 100 %, respectively), texting (28 % vs. 87 %, respectively) social media (45 % vs. 94 %, respectively), watching videos (23 % vs. 90 %, respectively), and studying (34 % vs. 72 %, respectively). Most respondents had reliable access to electricity (75 % vs. 99 %, respectively) and to mobile-cellular service (67 % vs. 97 %, respectively). Refugees and non-refugees differed substantially in their access to WiFi (14 % vs. 91 %, respectively). Both groups identified anger, anxiety, depression, traumatic memories, and eating problems as the most common mental health problems in their communities. Approximately half of refugees (44 %) and non-refugees (50 %) reported that their communities had insufficient or no access to mental health resources. Most refugees (78 %) and non-refugee (87 %) believed that using mobile devices to provide support for people with mental health conditions would be helpful. Overall, both groups' reported access to mobile technologies and openness to digital mental health treatment options suggest that mHealth interventions may be feasible and welcomed in these communities. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2214-7829 |
| العلاقة: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214782924000393Test; https://doaj.org/toc/2214-7829Test |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.invent.2024.100746 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://doaj.org/article/1af0482d32af4e7d84404b5c987e0f9eTest |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.1af0482d32af4e7d84404b5c987e0f9e |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 22147829 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.invent.2024.100746 |