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Effectiveness of SELangkah SEHAT mental health mobile apps

Background: Mental health application has grown in the recent year following the pandemic.The mobile apps offer opportunities to users for self-screening and self-management in a costeffective ways. However, the effectiveness of the apps is important to measure the usersresponse and to give feedbac...

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Main Authors: Rusli, Mohammad Farhan, Zainal Abidin, Muhammad 'Adil, Mahmud, Siti Mariah, Badrol Hisham, Afaf Qamelia, Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum, Kadir, Hayati
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2023
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RA Public aspects of medicine
RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
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spelling my.iium.irep.1071502023-09-29T03:13:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/107150/ Effectiveness of SELangkah SEHAT mental health mobile apps Rusli, Mohammad Farhan Zainal Abidin, Muhammad 'Adil Mahmud, Siti Mariah Badrol Hisham, Afaf Qamelia Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum Kadir, Hayati RA Public aspects of medicine RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention Background: Mental health application has grown in the recent year following the pandemic.The mobile apps offer opportunities to users for self-screening and self-management in a costeffective ways. However, the effectiveness of the apps is important to measure the usersresponse and to give feedback to health professional and developer to improve the delivery ofcontents. Purposes: This study aim to evaluate the effectiveness of a SELangkah SEHAT, a mentalhealth application develop for state-wide in Malaysia. Method: SELANGKAH SEHAT is an mental health application consist of screening tool,psychoeducation videos, mental health modules, helpline and psychiatrist subsidies program.The response rate and users characteristics for the app and each of the sub modules arepresented. The apps was started in September 2021 and data was collected until Jun 2023. Theapps available in English and local Malay language. Results: Since launching, the apps has go-live for 22 months. The number of registered userswere 20539 with number of users were 92478. There were 4 screening tools, with 15356 userscompleted the Perceived stress scale (PSS-10), 4709 users completed the Depression, Anxietyand Stress (DASS), 4401 users completed the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), 5189completed the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). More than 4087 users completed theMental Health Literacy Score (MHLS). There were more than 63616 views on thepsychoeducation videos and 1285 users completed the mental health module. There were 2intervention offered in the apps, the hotlines which received 716 calls and 157 users benefitfrom psychiatric subsidy intervention program. Discussion: The SELangkah SEHAT mental health mobile apps received high response fromthe state-wide target group. The response for the self-screening questionnaire were high.However the response for the intervention hotlines was low. Users feedback should beconducted to evaluate their rating on the accessibility, usability and cultural compatibility asMalaysia is a multiracial country. 2023-09-28 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/107150/1/107150_Effectiveness%20of%20SELangkah%20SEHAT.pdf Rusli, Mohammad Farhan and Zainal Abidin, Muhammad 'Adil and Mahmud, Siti Mariah and Badrol Hisham, Afaf Qamelia and Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum and Kadir, Hayati (2023) Effectiveness of SELangkah SEHAT mental health mobile apps. In: International Conference for Public Health, Environment, and Education for Sustainable Development Goals and Lifelong Learning, Bangkok, Thailand. (Unpublished)
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topic RA Public aspects of medicine
RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
spellingShingle RA Public aspects of medicine
RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
Rusli, Mohammad Farhan
Zainal Abidin, Muhammad 'Adil
Mahmud, Siti Mariah
Badrol Hisham, Afaf Qamelia
Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum
Kadir, Hayati
Effectiveness of SELangkah SEHAT mental health mobile apps
description Background: Mental health application has grown in the recent year following the pandemic.The mobile apps offer opportunities to users for self-screening and self-management in a costeffective ways. However, the effectiveness of the apps is important to measure the usersresponse and to give feedback to health professional and developer to improve the delivery ofcontents. Purposes: This study aim to evaluate the effectiveness of a SELangkah SEHAT, a mentalhealth application develop for state-wide in Malaysia. Method: SELANGKAH SEHAT is an mental health application consist of screening tool,psychoeducation videos, mental health modules, helpline and psychiatrist subsidies program.The response rate and users characteristics for the app and each of the sub modules arepresented. The apps was started in September 2021 and data was collected until Jun 2023. Theapps available in English and local Malay language. Results: Since launching, the apps has go-live for 22 months. The number of registered userswere 20539 with number of users were 92478. There were 4 screening tools, with 15356 userscompleted the Perceived stress scale (PSS-10), 4709 users completed the Depression, Anxietyand Stress (DASS), 4401 users completed the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), 5189completed the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). More than 4087 users completed theMental Health Literacy Score (MHLS). There were more than 63616 views on thepsychoeducation videos and 1285 users completed the mental health module. There were 2intervention offered in the apps, the hotlines which received 716 calls and 157 users benefitfrom psychiatric subsidy intervention program. Discussion: The SELangkah SEHAT mental health mobile apps received high response fromthe state-wide target group. The response for the self-screening questionnaire were high.However the response for the intervention hotlines was low. Users feedback should beconducted to evaluate their rating on the accessibility, usability and cultural compatibility asMalaysia is a multiracial country.
format Proceeding Paper
author Rusli, Mohammad Farhan
Zainal Abidin, Muhammad 'Adil
Mahmud, Siti Mariah
Badrol Hisham, Afaf Qamelia
Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum
Kadir, Hayati
author_facet Rusli, Mohammad Farhan
Zainal Abidin, Muhammad 'Adil
Mahmud, Siti Mariah
Badrol Hisham, Afaf Qamelia
Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum
Kadir, Hayati
author_sort Rusli, Mohammad Farhan
title Effectiveness of SELangkah SEHAT mental health mobile apps
title_short Effectiveness of SELangkah SEHAT mental health mobile apps
title_full Effectiveness of SELangkah SEHAT mental health mobile apps
title_fullStr Effectiveness of SELangkah SEHAT mental health mobile apps
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of SELangkah SEHAT mental health mobile apps
title_sort effectiveness of selangkah sehat mental health mobile apps
publishDate 2023
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/107150/1/107150_Effectiveness%20of%20SELangkah%20SEHAT.pdf
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