Barriers to and Facilitators of Engagement With mHealth Technology for Remote Measurement and Management of Depression: Qualitative Analysis

Sara Simblett   ¹ , PhD, DClinPsy ;   Faith Matcham   ^{1, 2} , PhD, CPsychol ;   Sara Siddi   ^{3, 4} , PhD ;   Viola Bulgari   ⁵ , PhD ;   Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro   ^{5, 6} , MA ;   Jorge Hortas López   ⁷ , MA ;   José Ferrão   ⁸ , PhD ;   Ashley Polhemus   ⁸ , MSE ;   Josep Maria Haro   ^{3, 4} , PhD ;   Giovanni de Girolamo   ⁵ , MD ;   Peter Gamble   ⁸ , MBA ;   Hans Eriksson   ⁹ , MBA, MD, PhD ;   Matthew Hotopf   ^{1, 2} , PhD, FRCPsych ;   Til Wykes   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   RADAR-CNS Consortium   ¹⁰

¹ Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

² National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, South London and Maudsley National Health Service Foundation Trust, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

³ Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

⁴ Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

⁵ IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy

⁶ Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

⁷ Research Department, QITERIA Investigación Social Aplicada, Madrid, Spain

⁸ Information Technology Department, MSD Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

⁹ Clinical Development, Depression and Paediatrics, H Lundbeck A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark

¹⁰ London, United Kingdom