A Narrative-Gamified Mental Health App (Kuamsha) for Adolescents in Uganda: Mixed Methods Feasibility and Acceptability Study
This study presents evidence to support the Kuamsha program as a feasible and acceptable digital mental health program for adolescents in Uganda. A fully powered randomized controlled trial is needed to assess its effectiveness in improving adolescents' mental health.
Authors
- Alastair van Heerden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2530-6885)
- Michelle Genevieve Craske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3704-5240)
- Eugene Kinyanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7068-9294)
- Meghan Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8497-2171)
- Christine Nabulumba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2845-0380)
- Julia R Pozuelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3058-0371)
- Alan L. Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8207-2822)
- Doreen Sikoti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5846-0573)
- Bianca Moffett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8887-1374)
- Munshi Sulaiman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6061-933X)
- Heather O’Mahen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3458-430X)
- Joy Louise Gumikiriza‐Onoria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4915-5356)
Institutions
- Human Sciences Research Council (ZA)
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System (ZA)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
- Makerere University (UG)
- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Serious Games
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/59381
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Institute of Mental Health