title: Modification of an Internet-based patient education program for adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorder to suit adolescents with psychosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The overall goal of this study was to produce a user-friendly and high quality Internet-based patient education program for adolescents with psychosis. To achieve this, we ascertained the adolescents' and health care professionals' needs and expectations of patient education using Internet and the improvement proposals for an existing MentalNet program originally developed for adults with schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The research process was conducted in two phases. First, adolescents' and healthcare professionals' needs for patient education and Internet were ascertained by interviewing adolescents and in two educational sessions with staff members (Phase I). Second, the preliminary evaluation of the Internet-based patient education program MentalNet was gathered from adolescents by an iterative process (see cyclic, recurring, repeating method), in one educational session with staff members and a questionnaire via email from other health care professionals (Phase II).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The needs and expectations of adolescents and health care professionals were related to the content, usability, design and realization of Internet-based patient education. Based on the information obtained the MentalNet program was modified to satisfy adolescents' needs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The usefulness and effectiveness of the program will require scrutiny in future studies.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nursing Science , University of Turku , Turku , Finland .|b Hospital District Helsinki and Uusimaa , Helsinki , Finland .
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laine
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nursing Science , University of Turku , Turku , Finland .|c Turku University Hospital , Turku , Finland.
authors.forename: Minna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anttila
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nursing Science , University of Turku , Turku , Finland .|c Turku University Hospital , Turku , Finland.
authors.forename: Maritta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Välimäki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012107:Research Design
keywords: Adolescent; Internet; mental health; patient education