Integrating a digital mental health screening tool for youth into primary care
- Conditions
- depressionanxietyMental Health - DepressionMental Health - AnxietyPublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621000378820
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of New South Wales
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 393
General Practitioner eligibility criteria
•Identified as treating young people in-person on a weekly basis, for any health condition;
•Are using Best Practice or Medical Director Software;
•Have WIFI available in the practice;
•Have an overall internet speed of at least 10mbps;
•Have HealthLink or MedicalObjects secure messaging service installed or willingness to have it installed;
•Have the willingness to provide feedback on what type of care they recommend to youth patients with mental health problems.
Practice Staff eligibility criteria:
Practice staff (i.e. reception staff, practice nurses, practice managers) that have provided their consent will be invited to participate in the study.
Adolescent Patient eligibility criteria:
Young people presenting for an appointment to a participating GP at a participating practice will be invited to participate in the study if they are:
•Aged 15 to 17;
•Able to provide informed consent
•Ability to understand English (read and spoken);
•Have a valid email address and access to a mobile device
General Practices:
•General Practices currently using the adult StepCare digital screening service will be excluded.
Adolescent Patients:
•Previously screened within the past 6 months.
•A GP determines a patient is not well enough to participate (e.g., vomiting, weak, cognitively impaired)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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