MoodMission

MoodMission was designed to deliver evidence-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) strategies in the form of real-time, momentary responses to user-reported low moods and anxiety.

As part of MoodMission’s development process, 44 participants obtained early access to the app and completed the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS; Hides et al., 2014) for usability testing and feedback. MoodMission was rated significantly higher than standardised health app norms on the majority of the domains, including Entertainment, Interest, Customisation, Target Group, Graphics, Visual Appeal, Quality of Information, Quantity of Information, Visual Information, Credibility of Source, Recommendation to Use, Estimated Frequency of Use, and Overall Rating.

It is clear that MoodMission is delivering on clinical applications, but it also holds promise as a research tool to collect real-world data on the effectiveness of different CBT strategies. Other clinical applications to investigate include using it as an augmentation to clinician-delivered therapy.

Read the full paper, “Development and Pilot Evaluation of Smartphone-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy Strategies for Mood- and Anxiety-Related Problems: MoodMission”, here.