Grounding digital mental health and wellbeing platform development in a theory of change: a convergent mixed methods approach
The methodology led to recommendations for developing a theory of change for industry applications: (i) consult diverse stakeholders, including youth, throughout, (ii) utilize a mixed methods design to triangulate data, (iii) leverage interactive methods to facilitate data collection, (iv) be flexible in the approach, and (v) engage advocates. Applying these methods can help developers and researchers design, implement and evaluate digital mental health interventions that are user-centered and effective.
Authors
- Stephen Sammut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1507-5235)
- Georgia Sugarman
- Terry Hanley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5861-9170)
- Patrick Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7703-1073)
- Louisa Salhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6458-1391)
- Lynne Green
- Richard Sugarman
- Hannah Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2667-4700)
- Brian Rock
- Regina Misch
- Emily P. Cowling
- Tamara Ramos
Institutions
- NSW Department of Education (AU)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Space Research Institute (UA)
- Digital Science (United States) (US)
- NHS Digital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1637861
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00