Accepted for/Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Date Submitted: Jun 27, 2017
Open Peer Review Period: Jun 27, 2017 - Oct 1, 2017
Date Accepted: Nov 16, 2017
(closed for review but you can still tweet)
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Smartphone Apps for Mindfulness Interventions for Suicidality in Asian Youths: Literature Review
Background:
The advent of mobile technology has ushered in an era in which smartphone apps can be used as interventions for suicidality.
Objective:
We aimed to review recent research that is relevant to smartphone apps that can be used for mindfulness interventions for suicidality in Asian youths.
Methods:
The inclusion criteria for this review were: papers published in peer-reviewed journals from 2007 to 2017 with usage of search terms (namely “smartphone application” and “mindfulness”) and screened by an experienced Asian clinician to be of clinical utility for mindfulness interventions for suicidality with Asian youths.
Results:
The initial search of databases yielded 375 results. Fourteen full text papers that fit the inclusion criteria were assessed for eligibility and 10 papers were included in the current review.
Conclusions:
This review highlighted the paucity of evidence-based and empirically validated research into effective smartphone apps that can be used for mindfulness interventions for suicidality with Asian youths.
Citation
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