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Designing messaging to engage patients in an online suicide prevention intervention: survey results from patients with current suicidal ideation.

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Abstract
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Computerized, Internet-delivered interventions can be efficacious; however, uptake and maintaining sustained client engagement are still big challenges. We see the development of effective engagement strategies as the next frontier in online health interventions, an area where much creative research has begun. We also argue that for engagement strategies to accomplish their purpose with novel targeted populations, they need to be tailored to such populations (ie, content is designed with the target population in mind). User-centered design frameworks provide a theoretical foundation for increasing user engagement and uptake by including users in development. However, deciding how to implement this approach to engage users in mental health intervention development is challenging.

Year of Publication
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2014
Journal
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Journal of medical Internet research
Volume
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16
Issue
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2
Number of Pages
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e42
Date Published
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2014
ISSN Number
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1439-4456
URL
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https://www.jmir.org/2014/2/e42/
DOI
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10.2196/jmir.3173
Short Title
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J Med Internet Res
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