title: TechCare: mobile assessment and therapy for psychosis - an intervention for clients in the Early Intervention Service: A feasibility study protocol.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Technological advances in healthcare have shown promise when delivering interventions for mental health problems such as psychosis. The aim of this project is to develop a mobile phone intervention for people with psychosis and to conduct a feasibility study of the TechCare App.
  
  
  METHODS
  The TechCare App will assess participant's symptoms and respond with a personalised guided self-help-based psychological intervention with the aim of exploring feasibility and acceptability. The project will recruit 16 service users and 8-10 health professionals from the Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust Early Intervention Service.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In strand 1 of the study, we will invite people to discuss their experience of psychosis and give their opinions on the existing evidence-based treatment (cognitive behavioural therapy) and how the mobile app can be developed. In strand 2, we will complete a test run with a small number of participants (n = 4) to refine the mobile intervention (TechCare). Finally, in strand 3 of the study, the TechCare App will be examined in a feasibility study with 12 participants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It has been suggested that there is a need for a rapid increase in the efforts to develop the evidence base for the clinical effectiveness of digital technologies, considering mHealth research can potentially be helpful in addressing the demand on mental health services globally.
authors: The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.
authors: Nusrat
authors: N
authors: Husain
authors: Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK; University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
authors: Nadeem
authors: N
authors: Gire
authors: Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Kelly
authors: University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
authors: Joy
authors: J
authors: Duxbury
authors: University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
authors: Mick
authors: M
authors: McKeown
authors: Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.
authors: Miv
authors: M
authors: Riley
authors: Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.
authors: Christopher Dj
authors: CD
authors: Taylor
authors: The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Keele University, Keele, UK.
authors: Peter J
authors: PJ
authors: Taylor
authors: The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Emsley
authors: Keele University, Keele, UK.
authors: Saeed
authors: S
authors: Farooq
authors: Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.
authors: Neil
authors: N
authors: Caton
authors: Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
authors: Farooq
authors: F
authors: Naeem
authors: University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Kingdon
authors: The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors: Imran
authors: I
authors: Chaudhry
keywords: Early intervention in psychosis; cognitive behavioural therapy; intelligent real-time therapy; mHealth