title: A Pilot Study of the Acceptability and Usability of a Smartphone Application Intervention for Suicidal Adolescents and Their Parents.
abstract: Interconnectedness through technology presents both challenges and opportunities for suicide prevention and intervention with adolescents and families. The time following discharge from acute care facilities represents a critical period of suicide risk for adolescents, which could be buffered by a technological intervention they could use post-discharge. Crisis Care is a smartphone application intervention developed specifically for suicidal adolescents and their parents to use during this period of increased risk. A web-based prototype of Crisis Care was pilot tested with 20 adolescent-parent dyads. Results demonstrated acceptability and usability, suggesting the utility of technological interventions, such as Crisis Care, as an adjunct to treatment for suicidal adolescents and their parents following discharge from acute care settings.
authors.forename: Kimberly H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: McManama O'Brien
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: LeCloux
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gironda
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Wharff
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063731:Mobile Applications; D010290:Parents; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D000068997:Smartphone; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: adolescent; intervention; parent; smartphone app; suicide