Improving Mood Through Community Connection and Resources Using an Interactive Digital Platform: Development and Usability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 continues to disrupt global health and well-being. In April-May 2020, we generated a digital, remote interactive tool to provide health and well-being resources and foster connectivity among community members through a text messaging platform.

Objective

This study aimed to prospectively investigate the ability of a health system-based digital, remote, interactive tool to provide health and well-being resources to local community participants and to foster connectivity among them during the early phases of COVID-19.

Methods

We performed descriptive and nonparametric longitudinal statistical analyses to describe and compare the participants' mood ratings over time and thematic analysis of their responses to text messages to further assess mood.

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SUBMITTER: Ortiz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7919843 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature