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This paper describes iCOPE, a hybrid web/mobile application prototype with the purpose of improving the self-management of psychotic disorders. The development of iCOPE was driven by a multidisciplinary collaboration between mental health occupational therapists and medical computing engineers. A usability test was performed to assess the satisfaction with the technological proposal. Several modules were identified as crucial and were employed in iCOPE: stress management, problem solving, medication adherence, symptoms monitoring and social interaction. Results of a usability survey to therapists and patients revealed general approval of the user interfaces.
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de Almeida, R.S. et al. (2017). Development of a Hybrid Application for Psychotic Disorders Self-Management. In: De Paz, J., Julián, V., Villarrubia, G., Marreiros, G., Novais, P. (eds) Ambient Intelligence– Software and Applications – 8th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence (ISAmI 2017). ISAmI 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 615. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61118-1_28
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