Authors:
Euntaek Hong
1
;
Jueun Hwang
1
;
Dawoon Jung
1
;
Yong-Chun Bahk
1
and
Kee-Hong Choi
1
;
2
Affiliations:
1
School of Psychology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
;
2
KU Mind Health Institute, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Keyword(s):
Elderly, Mobile Health Monitoring, Evidence-Based Intervention, Mental Healthcare Platform, User-Centered Design, Psychological Intervention.
Abstract:
Recently mental health issues of older people became a large part of society and the demand for elderly mental healthcare services is increasing. Non-face-to-face online mental health services are recommended because they can respond to psychological changes at an initial stage and are highly cost-effective. In Korea, there are few online services based on psychological evidence and considering the user experience of elderly users. This paper describes the overall 3-year production process of the ICT-based Mental Healthcare Service Platform for Older People (IMPOP). After preliminary interviews with practitioners and elderly users, we identified the primary mental health service demands of the elderly. Therefore, a single service platform considering the needs of the users and evidence-based tasks is designed. We present a detailed explanation of the developed modules of IMPOP. In the end, we discuss the implications of IMPOP and suggestions for the remaining research period.