Stakeholder Perspectives on Using and Developing the MYPLAN Suicide Prevention Mobile Phone Application: A Focus Group Study

TY - JOUR

T1 - Stakeholder Perspectives on Using and Developing the MYPLAN Suicide Prevention Mobile Phone Application

T2 - A Focus Group Study

AU - Buus, Niels

AU - Erlangsen, Annette

AU - River, Jo

AU - Andreasson, Kate

AU - Frandsen, Hanne

AU - Larsen, Jette Louise Skovgaard

AU - Nordentoft, Merete

AU - Juel, Anette

PY - 2020/1/2

Y1 - 2020/1/2

N2 - The objective of this study was to explore different stakeholder perspectives on the MYPLAN app for suicide prevention safety planning. The study was a comparative analysis of 4 focus groups with Danish MYPLAN stakeholders, young users, adult users, relatives, and clinicians. The focus groups were audio recorded, transcribed, and subjected to a thematic analysis. The analysis contextualized the participants' experiences of the benefits and limitations of MYPLAN. While participants believed that MYPLAN could potentially interrupt early stages of a suicidal process, clinicians' involvement in safety planning was considered important. MYPLAN could potentially give users a sense of increased personal control but learning how to effectively safety plan was not perceived to be simple and additional support should be considered for MYPLAN users.

AB - The objective of this study was to explore different stakeholder perspectives on the MYPLAN app for suicide prevention safety planning. The study was a comparative analysis of 4 focus groups with Danish MYPLAN stakeholders, young users, adult users, relatives, and clinicians. The focus groups were audio recorded, transcribed, and subjected to a thematic analysis. The analysis contextualized the participants' experiences of the benefits and limitations of MYPLAN. While participants believed that MYPLAN could potentially interrupt early stages of a suicidal process, clinicians' involvement in safety planning was considered important. MYPLAN could potentially give users a sense of increased personal control but learning how to effectively safety plan was not perceived to be simple and additional support should be considered for MYPLAN users.

U2 - 10.1080/13811118.2018.1489319

DO - 10.1080/13811118.2018.1489319

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 29985770

SN - 1381-1118

JO - Archives of Suicide Research

JF - Archives of Suicide Research

ER -