Isabelle Reinhardt, Laura Schmidt, Dirk Reske, Jürgen Zielasek, Gracia Braun, Maria Böttche, Johanna Boettcher, Sebastian Burchert, Heide Glaesmer, Christine Knaevelsrud, Alexander Konnopka, Louisa Muntendorf, Laura Nohr, Sophia Paskuy, Babette Renneberg, Susan Sierau, Nadine Stammel, Birgit Wagner, Tina Wirz, Euphrosyne Gouzoulis-Mayfrank
BACKGROUND: Refugees are at high risk for developing mental illnesses. Due to language and cultural barriers, there is need for specifically adapted therapeutic procedures for refugees in inpatient mental health care settings. Internet-based applications in refugee mother tongues have the potential to improve the outcomes of mental health care for this vulnerable population. The key research question of the present implementation study is whether the newly developed "blended ALMAMAR" app for Arabic and Farsi speaking refugees in Germany is used and accepted by patients and professionals in routine inpatient mental health care (blended care)...
December 13, 2023: BMC Health Services Research