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Description
Over the past decades, mental health has gained increasing importance. Despite the high prevalence of mental health issues and growing awareness of the need to seek help, barriers such as stigma and long waiting lists persist, leading to treatment gaps where many people in need of mental health care do not receive it.
One promising solution is the use of technology, which has the potential to reach underserved populations and complement traditional treatment methods. Despite its potential, technology faces challenges in (international) adaptation, uptake, and adherence. Involving various stakeholders, especially end-users, in every stage of technology development is crucial to adapting these digital solutions to the needs of different national contexts. With the SUPER project, we aimed to enhance the level of user involvement in developing and adapting digital mental health solutions on an international scale. To do so, the project team set up guidelines and tested them during tandem pilots adapting local digital mental health solutions for adoption in another country, in this case in Denmark and the Netherlands. Lessons learnt from these pilots further formed the final guidelines. During this webinar, the SUPER project team will discuss the results from the tandem pilots and the resulting guidelines.
Key Project Learnings and Discussion Points:
- Conduct thorough market research
- Collaborate with local experts
- Apply design thinking as an iterative process
- Allocate sufficient time for translation and local adaption
- Clarify your expectations to the intended users
- Prioritize safety and flexibility