Defining the Characteristics of an e-Health Tool for Suicide Primary Prevention in the General Population: The StopBlues Case in France

Anaïs Le Jeannic (), Kathleen Turmaine, Coralie Gandré, Marie-Amélie Vinet, Morgane Michel, Karine Chevreul and on behalf of the PRINTEMPS Consortium
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Anaïs Le Jeannic: ECEVE, UMR 1123, Université Paris Cité, Inserm, 75010 Paris, France
Kathleen Turmaine: ECEVE, UMR 1123, Université Paris Cité, Inserm, 75010 Paris, France
Coralie Gandré: ECEVE, UMR 1123, Université Paris Cité, Inserm, 75010 Paris, France
Marie-Amélie Vinet: ECEVE, UMR 1123, Université Paris Cité, Inserm, 75010 Paris, France
Morgane Michel: ECEVE, UMR 1123, Université Paris Cité, Inserm, 75010 Paris, France
Karine Chevreul: ECEVE, UMR 1123, Université Paris Cité, Inserm, 75010 Paris, France
on behalf of the PRINTEMPS Consortium: The Printemps Consortium (See Appendix A, List A1).

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 12, 1-23

Abstract: With over one million deaths per year in the world, suicide is a major public health problem that could be significantly reduced by effective prevention programs. E-health tools are of particular interest for primary prevention as they can address a broad population including people unaware of their own risk and provide information and help without the fear of stigma. Our main objective was to define the overall characteristics of an e-health tool for suicide primary prevention in the French general population by defining the characteristics of the IT features; the content of the information delivered; the best way to structure it; and how it should be relayed and by whom. The research was carried out through a literature review and a co-construction phase with stakeholders. Four types of strategies may guide the construction of e-health tools for suicide primary prevention: education and awareness, (self-)screening, accessing support, and mental health coping. They should be accessible on different devices to reach the most users, and language and content should be adapted to the target population and to the issue being addressed. Finally, the tool should be consistent with ethical and quality best practices. The e-health tool StopBlues was developed following those recommendations.

Keywords: e-health; application; mental health; suicide; primary prevention; general population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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