Nowrouzi-Kia Behdin, Stier Jill, Ayyoub Luma, Hutchinson Lauren, Laframboise Jamie, Mihailidis Alex
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Health Psychol Open. 2021 Dec 13;8(2):20551029211062029. doi: 10.1177/20551029211062029. eCollection 2021 Jul-Dec.
Mental health issues are on the rise which may impede university students' abilities to perform daily functions and interact with other community members. The objectives of the current study are to explore (1) the characteristics of university students' mental health and engagement in activities, (2) how students use their smartphones to support their mental health and engagement in activities, (3) student preferences for important features and functions of a smartphone application (app) that promote engagement in activities and (4) student perspectives about what data an app should collect as indicators of change in their mental health and engagement in activities.
We designed a pilot study and an online questionnaire with open and closed-ended questions to collect data exploring the association between student mental health and engagement in activities. The questionnaire included four sections: demographics, mental health and activity status and management, general smartphone use, and smartphone use to support mental health and engagement in activities. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics.
A total of 56 participants were recruited to complete the online survey, with an average completion rate of 77% ( = 43). The majority of participants were 24 years of age or older ( = 34, 65.4%), and less than half were between the ages of 18 and 23 ( = 18, 34.6%). The results of participants' engagement in self-care, productivity and leisure/play activities are reported. As well, participants' use of smartphones to support their mental health is described.
This study provides a greater understanding of what features and functions to include and what data to collect when developing a novel app to support students' mental health and engagement in activities. Moreover, it clarifies the bidirectional relationship between mental health changes and self-care engagement, productivity/work and leisure/play domains.
心理健康问题日益增多，这可能会妨碍大学生的日常功能执行能力以及与其他社区成员互动的能力。本研究的目的是探讨：（1）大学生心理健康和参与活动的特征；（2）学生如何使用智能手机来支持他们的心理健康和参与活动；（3）学生对促进活动参与的智能手机应用程序（应用）重要功能的偏好；（4）学生对于应用程序应收集哪些数据作为其心理健康和活动参与度变化指标的看法。
我们设计了一项试点研究和一份包含开放式和封闭式问题的在线问卷，以收集数据，探讨学生心理健康与活动参与之间的关联。问卷包括四个部分：人口统计学、心理健康与活动状态及管理、智能手机的一般使用情况，以及使用智能手机支持心理健康和参与活动的情况。使用描述性统计方法对数据进行分析。
共招募了56名参与者完成在线调查，平均完成率为77%（n = 43）。大多数参与者年龄在24岁及以上（n = 34，65.4%），不到一半的参与者年龄在18至23岁之间（n = 18，34.6%）。报告了参与者在自我护理、生产力和休闲/娱乐活动方面的参与情况。此外，还描述了参与者使用智能手机支持其心理健康的情况。
本研究有助于更深入地了解在开发一款支持学生心理健康和活动参与的新型应用程序时应包含哪些功能以及收集哪些数据。此外，它还阐明了心理健康变化与自我护理参与、生产力/工作以及休闲/娱乐领域之间存在双向关系。
