Publications by authors named "Toni-Rose Asuncion"
Background: Given the widespread adoption of smartphone technologies, digital health strategies to address schizophrenia spectrum disorders hold considerable promise. However, there are relatively few trials of digital health interventions for schizophrenia. The App for Independence (A4i) is a multi-function digital platform co-designed by people with schizophrenia, their families, and service providers.
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- Digital mental health is expanding, particularly in enhancing access to care for individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, despite less research in this area compared to other mental health conditions.
- The review aims to analyze existing literature on how personal technologies (like phones and apps) can be used to support specialized care for schizophrenia, identifying both opportunities and challenges in integrating these technologies.
- A scoping review was conducted, resulting in 999 studies, from which 92 relevant publications were selected; the most common focus was on multitechnology interventions and smartphone apps, with no studies addressing wearable technologies.