Hynes-Ryan Caroline, Kelleher Ian, Kathryn Sophie, Beaudelot Charlie, Carolan Aoife, Columb David, Donnelly Sarah, Gamage Nimantha, Hill Nessa, Migone Maria, McWilliams Stephen, Morning Joseph, O'Donoghue Brian, Solan Izzie, Strawbridge Judith, Hayden John Christopher, Keating Dolores
Pharmacy Department, St John of God University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RSCI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 9;15(9):e103146. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103146.
To address the lack of accurate and accessible mental health medicines-information resources for children, young people and their parents/guardians using design thinking to co-design free-to-use, video resources tailored to this audience.
A multiphase qualitative case study using the Double Diamond model of Design Thinking: Discover, Define, Develop and Deliver. This included iterative prototyping, thematic analysis and public and patient involvement throughout.
Dublin, Ireland with online distribution of the final resources internationally through a free, open-access platform.
A multidisciplinary co-design team including two specialist mental health pharmacists, two academic pharmacists, five consultant psychiatrists, a psychiatric nurse, a youth content specialist, three youth activists and a parent representative.
26 co-designed, medicines-information videos were created, including versions for children (voiced by children), parents/guardians and young people. Videos feature storytelling formats with Bitmoji characters. Feedback from youth and parent collaborators guided design and content. Since launch, www.youthmed.info has had over 25 000 website views and more than 30 000 video views, with engagement from over 91 countries. The resources are also linked on national and international clinical and charity platforms.
Youth Med.Info addresses a gap in accessible, accurate mental health medicines-information by placing users - children, young people, parents/guardians and clinicians-at the centre of its design.
针对儿童、青少年及其父母/监护人缺乏准确且易于获取的精神卫生药物信息资源的问题，运用设计思维共同设计适合该受众的免费视频资源。
采用设计思维的双钻石模型进行多阶段定性案例研究，包括发现、定义、开发和交付。这一过程贯穿迭代原型设计、主题分析以及公众和患者参与。
爱尔兰都柏林，最终资源通过免费开放获取平台在国际范围内在线分发。
一个多学科共同设计团队，包括两名精神卫生专科药剂师、两名学术药剂师、五名精神科顾问医生、一名精神科护士、一名青年内容专家、三名青年活动家以及一名家长代表。
制作了26个共同设计的药物信息视频，包括儿童版（由儿童配音）、父母/监护人版和青少年版。视频采用带有Bitmoji角色的故事讲述形式。青年和家长合作者的反馈指导了设计和内容。自推出以来，www.youthmed.info的网站浏览量超过25000次，视频浏览量超过30000次，来自91多个国家的用户参与其中。这些资源还在国内和国际临床及慈善平台上有链接。
Youth Med.Info通过将用户——儿童、青少年、父母/监护人及临床医生——置于设计核心，填补了可获取的准确精神卫生药物信息方面的空白。
