Abstract
We aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of depression using mobile based mental health Global Action Programme Intervention guide (mhGAP-IG) in remote health care settings where most priority mental health problems are managed by non-mental health specialists and evaluate the feasibility of the application. Adult patients were recruited from four rural public health facilities in Kenya using systematic random sampling and screened for depression. There were no missing items since the application prevented saving of data unless all the items were answered. The prevalence of depression was 25% with suicidal behavior being the most significant comorbid problem. Older age, personal and a family history of a mental disorder were significantly correlated with depression. Exploring the use of health-related mobile applications in identification of priority mental health problems is useful notably in low-resource settings; and also forms a basis for prevention of mental disorders and intervention at acute stages.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 84-91 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Community Mental Health Journal |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Funding
Acknowledgements This project was supported by the Grant Number S5_0414-01 from Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) to the first author and implemented by Africa Mental Health Foundation under the supervision of the corresponding author. GCC had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, writing of the manuscript or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The corresponding author had full access to all the data in the study and had final responsibility for the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. This project was supported by the Grant Number S5_0414-01 from Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) to the first author and implemented by Africa Mental Health Foundation under the supervision of the corresponding author. GCC had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, writing of the manuscript or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The corresponding author had full access to all the data in the study and had final responsibility for the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Africa Mental Health Foundation | |
| Grand Challenges Canada |
Keywords
- Depression
- MhGAP-IG
- Mobile
- Screening