Formative Evaluation of a Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Comorbid Anxiety, and Depression: Mixed Methods Study.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of the gut-brain interaction that is associated with abdominal pain, altered bowel patterns, and reduced quality of life.

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Modernizing Training in Psychotherapy Competencies With Adaptive Learning Systems: Proof of Concept.

We codeveloped an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) with 11 undergraduate students and pilot tested it with six bachelor of social work (BSW) students enrolled in a class on telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy (tCBT).

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Innovating in Health Care – an Environment Adverse to Change

Decades of practicing medicine have created a system that teaches physicians and members of the care team best practices to replicate standardised behaviours, the very antithesis of change.

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How Mental Health Apps Do (or Don’t) Support Some of COVID-19’s Most Vulnerable Populations.

The emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on everyone and has greatly intensified the need for accessible mental healthcare.

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Use of Human-Centered Design to Improve Implementation of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies in Low-Resource Communities: Protocol for Studies Applying a Framework to Assess Usability

This paper presents the protocol for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)–funded University of Washington’s ALACRITY (Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness) Center (UWAC), which uses human-centered design (HCD) methods to improve the implementation of evidence-based psychosocial interventions (EBPIs).

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Using Real-World Data for Decision Support: Recommendations from a Primary Care Provider Survey.

The use of real-world data from wearable sensors, smartphones, and apps holds promise as a clinical decision-making tool in health and mental health in primary care medicine, yet provider input on what is important to collect and how information should be shared is rarely ascertained.

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TO VAD OR NOT TO VAD: That is the question. Improving the experience of receiving a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)

As part of its Healthy Aging & Independent Living (HAIL) initiative, Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation (CFI) examined the patient experience regarding the decision to receive a ventricular assistive device (VAD) implant, and patients’ quality of life after the surgery. 

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