The design and relevance of a computerized gamified depression therapy program for indigenous māori adolescents

JMIR Serious Games
Matthew J ShepherdSally Merry

Abstract

Depression is a major health issue among Māori indigenous adolescents, yet there has been little investigation into the relevance or effectiveness of psychological treatments for them. Further, consumer views are critical for engagement and adherence to therapy. However, there is little research regarding indigenous communities' opinions about psychological interventions for depression. The objective of this study was to conduct semistructured interviews with Māori (indigenous New Zealand) young people (taitamariki) and their families to find out their opinions of a prototype computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (cCBT) program called Smart, Positive, Active, Realistic, X-factor thoughts (SPARX), a free online computer game intended to help young persons with mild to moderate depression, feeling down, stress or anxiety. The program will teach them how to resolve their issues on their own using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as psychotherapeutic approach. There were seven focus groups on the subject of the design and cultural relevance of SPARX that were held, with a total of 26 participants (19 taitamarki, 7 parents/caregivers, all Māori). There were five of the groups that were with whānau (family groups) (n=14), one group ...Continue Reading

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Oct 16, 2015·Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology·Karolina StasiakSally N Merry
Nov 7, 2015·JMIR Mental Health·Colleen CheekPeter Orpin
Jul 7, 2018·Primary Health Care Research & Development·George J SandersStuart J Fairclough
Sep 29, 2017·Games for Health Journal·Maria R Dekker, Alishia D Williams
Jun 24, 2020·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·Rhys Bevan JonesSally Merry
Nov 2, 2019·The Psychiatric Clinics of North America·Steven ChanPeter M Yellowlees

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Software Mentioned

NVivo8
GNATS
General Inductive Analysis ( GIA )
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
cCBT
GIA
SPARX

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