Wagener, N;
Tu, DD;
Schoning, J;
Rogers, Y;
Niess, J;
(2021)
The Role of Mobile and Virtual Reality Applications to Support Well-Being: An Expert View and Systematic App Review.
In: Ardito, C and Lanzilotti, R and Malizia, A and Petrie, H and Piccinno, A and Desolda, G and Inkpen, K, (eds.)
Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021.
(pp. pp. 262-283).
Springer: Cham, Switzerland.
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Abstract
Interactive technologies for autonomous mental health management are on the rise due to limited therapy access and stigma. However, most commercial mental health apps are neither theory-based nor clinically tested, and psychological theories are not easily accessible to app designers. Thus, it remains unclear if current mobile and VR mental health apps meet therapists’ expectations. To address this gap, we conducted interviews (N=11 ) to build an understanding about current therapeutic practices with a focus on emotion regulation and their applicability to mobile apps. We then conducted a systematic app review of 60 mental-health-related mobile and VR apps applying the themes identified in our interviews as an understanding lens. We draw upon the identified discrepancies to pinpoint design implications for better embedding lived therapeutic practice into mental health apps. We contribute by providing a common grounding between therapists and developers on the features and properties of well-being mobile and VR apps.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Role of Mobile and Virtual Reality Applications to Support Well-Being: An Expert View and Systematic App Review |
| Event: | 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT) |
| Location: | Bari, ITALY |
| Dates: | 30 August 2021 - 03 September 2021 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-3-030-85609-0 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-85610-6_16 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85610-6_16 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Well-being; Mental health; Mobile apps; Virtual reality; Emotions; Feelings; Mood Therapy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10138824 |
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