Priority 2 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP

UNCERTAINTY: How do certain mental health conditions (e.g. depression) affect how people engage with technology? (JLA PSP Priority 2)
Overall ranking	2
JLA question ID	0069/2
Explanatory note	Not available for this PSP
Evidence	No systematic reviews identified
Health Research Classification System category	Mental Health

Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples	How does mental health affect how we can use technology? I.e. low concentration and ability to process decisions affects some people with depression. My own experience and with for others (personally and professionally) is things can be MUCH too complex in a 'bad' patch (following company's on an app or reading a large paragraph) but not have enough info when less low (my therapist would give me really simple fact sheets, I'd ask for book recommendations or academic info but he insisted on only directing me to single page, very simple fact sheets or videos).
Submitted by	1 x Service User ~ 1 x Carer

Extra information provided by this PSP

Original uncertainty examples

How does mental health affect how we can use technology? I.e. low concentration and ability to process decisions affects some people with depression. My own experience and with for others (personally and professionally) is things can be MUCH too complex in a 'bad' patch (following company's on an app or reading a large paragraph) but not have enough info when less low (my therapist would give me really simple fact sheets, I'd ask for book recommendations or academic info but he insisted on only directing me to single page, very simple fact sheets or videos).

Submitted by

1 x Service User ~ 1 x Carer

PSP information
PSP unique ID	0069
PSP name	Digital Technology for Mental Health
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP.	134 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop	12 March 2018