Anxiety and mood (대한불안의학회지)

Korean Academy of Anxiety Disorders (대한불안의학회)
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Use of Mobile Mental Health Application for Self-Assessment of Psychiatric Symptoms

정신증상 자가평가를 위한 스마트폰 어플리케이션의 활용

  • Woo, Jeong-Hee (Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Jun (Jeonju Mental Health Welfare Center) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Ji (Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Park, Jong-Il (Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Yang, Jong-Chul (Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Park, Tae-Won (Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Chung, SangKeun (Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
  • 우정희 (전북대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 이상준 (전주시 정신건강복지센터) ;
  • 김은지 (전북대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 박종일 (전북대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 양종철 (전북대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 박태원 (전북대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 정상근 (전북대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실)
  • Received : 2018.03.23
  • Accepted : 2018.08.20
  • Published : 2018.10.31
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Abstract

Objective : This study evaluated the role of smartphone application in the self-assessment of three psychiatric symptoms: stress, depression, and suicidal ideation. Methods : A total of 5,646 respondents were evaluated with three scales (Perceived Stress Scale, PSS, Center for Epidemiologic Study for Depression, CES-D, Scale for Suicidal Ideation, SSI) via smartphone application 'mindscan'. We analyzed the sociodemographic variables, the levels of three symptoms, and the association between the scores on all three scales. Results : The mean total scores of PSS, CES-D, and SSI were 24.86, 35.15, and 18.03, respectively. Women showed significantly higher scores on PSS, CES-D, and SSI when compared with men. Younger users showed a significantly higher score on all three scales when compared with older users. The scores on all three scales were higher than in other studies with off-line surveys. The PSS was positively correlated with CES-D (r=0.690), and with SSI (r=0.367). The CES-D was positively correlated with SSI (r=0.540). Conclusions : A smartphone application for mental health based on three scales (PSS, CES-D, and SSI) is a relatively useful screening tool compared with off-line general population surveys. The association between the three scales reflects the relationship between the three psychiatric symptoms observed in clinical practice.

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