A self-management mobile app for bereaved adolescents: Assessing the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial in an internal pilot study.

This study investigated the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a self-management mobile app for bereaved adolescents. Key areas assessed were recruitment, randomization, data collection, and intervention acceptability. In an internal pilot trial - where a pilot phase...

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Publicado en:Death Studies Vol. 50; no. 8; pp. 1429 - 1444
Autores principales: Rhodin, Rebecca, Eklund, Rakel, Silvén Hagström, Anneli, Dyregrov, Atle, Sveen, Josefin
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2026
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          Rhodin, Rebecca
          Eklund, Rakel
          Silvén Hagström, Anneli
          Dyregrov, Atle
          Sveen, Josefin
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          Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
          Department of Social Work, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
          Center for Crisis Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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        Competency assessment (Law)
        Post-traumatic stress disorder
        World Wide Web
        Psychotherapy
        Self-management (Psychology)
        Satisfaction
        Human research subjects
        Uncertainty
        Communication
        Grief
        Social support
        Mental depression
        Adolescence
        Mobile apps
        Patient selection
        Research funding
        Pilot projects
        Questionnaires
        Complicated grief
        Psychoeducation
        Descriptive statistics
        Bereavement in adolescence
        Data analysis software
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          Competency assessment (Law)
          Post-traumatic stress disorder
          World Wide Web
          Psychotherapy
          Self-management (Psychology)
          Satisfaction
          Human research subjects
          Uncertainty
          Communication
          Grief
          Social support
          Mental depression
          Adolescence
          Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
          Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
          Other Individual and Family Services
          Mobile apps
          Patient selection
          Research funding
          Pilot projects
          Questionnaires
          Complicated grief
          Psychoeducation
          Descriptive statistics
          Bereavement in adolescence
          Data analysis software
      ab: This study investigated the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a self-management mobile app for bereaved adolescents. Key areas assessed were recruitment, randomization, data collection, and intervention acceptability. In an internal pilot trial - where a pilot phase is embedded within a main trial to assess its feasibility − 36 adolescents aged 12–19 were randomized to use the app or a website with psychoeducation. All adolescents had experienced the loss of a family member and completed assessments prior to receiving the intervention and eight weeks after access. Results revealed the trial to be feasible, although indicating the need for minor adjustments to recruitment, screening, and inclusion criteria. Adolescents reported high satisfaction with the app, highlighting its helpfulness in understanding grief, improving communication, and seeking support. Overall, the study supports the feasibility of proceeding to a main trial within which app helpfulness and effects can be further explored.
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    language: English
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