Exploring the feasibility and acceptability of DIALOG+ (a structured digital communication tool) in strengthening psychiatric care in India and Pakistan: a qualitative pilot study
Findings highlight that the feasibility of implementing DIALOG+ in psychiatric care is closely tied to strategies that address clinician workload. Promoting institutional ownership in strengthening resource allocation is essential to reduce the burden on mental health professionals in order to enable them to provide more patient-centric and holistic care for people with psychosis. Further research is required to explore the appropriateness of including caregivers in DIALOG+ delivery to adapt to communal cultural attitudes in South Asia.
Authors
- Sana Sajun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2765-6969)
- Padmavati Ramachandran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0380-8617)
- Syjo Davis
- Manikandan Pari
- Renata Peppl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8246-3628)
- Onaiza Qureshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3861-3473)
- Victoria Bird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2053-7679)
- Lakshmi Venkatraman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8685-8662)
- Maria Ijaz Baig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1926-2548)
- Krishna Priya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8939-2329)
- Aneeta Pasha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2699-4301)
- Mehwish Dawood
- Karuppannasamy Divya
- Areeba Shahab
- Hufsa Sarwar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1703-8654)
Institutions
- Schizophrenia Research Foundation (IN)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Interactive Research and Development (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091852
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.54
Funders
- Government of the United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health and Care Research