Psikolojik Yardım Hizmetlerindeki Mobil Uygulamalarla İlgili Bir İnceleme

Abstract

21. yüzyıl, internet ve akıllı telefonların insan yaşamını ilgilendiren hemen hemen her alanda hızlı bir şekilde yaygınlaştığı bir dönemi içermektedir. Özellikle, internetin akıllı telefonlarla bütünleştirilmesi iş, oyun ve eğlence, haberleşme ve bilgi edinme, sağlık gibi birçok alanda önemli değişimleri getirmektedir. Akıllı telefonlar için geliştirilen mobil uygulamalar günümüzde birçok alanda geliştirilerek insanların kullanımına açılmaya başlanmıştır. Psikolojik yardım hizmetlerinin de daha etkili ve verimli sunulabilmesi amacıyla son yıllarda mobil uygulamalara olan ilgi artmaktadır. Bu inceleme çalışmasında psikolojik yardım hizmetlerindeki mobil uygulamaların rolüne, kullanım alanlarına ve güncel mobil uygulama örneklerine odaklanılmıştır. Ayrıca, psikolojik yardım hizmetlerindeki mobil uygulamalara ilişkin kanıta dayalı bulgular incelenmiş, mobil uygulamaların potansiyel avantajlarından ve risklerinden söz edilmiştir. Dahası, psikolojik yardım hizmetlerindeki mobil uygulamalar yasal ve etik konular bağlamında ele alınmıştır. Son olarak psikolojik yardım hizmetlerindeki mobil uygulamalara ilişkin geliştirilen standartlar ve değerlendirme kriterleri gözden geçirilmiştir. Alanyazın incelemesi sonucu elde edilen bilgilerden yola çıkılarak ruh sağlığı alanındaki uygulamacı ve araştırmacılara bazı öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Psikolojik yardım
• Mobil uygulama
• Akıllı telefon
• İnternet

A Review of Mobile Applications in Psychological Help Services

Abstract

The 21st century includes a period in which the Internet and smartphones have become widespread in almost every field concerning human life. In particular, the integration of the Internet with smartphones brings important changes in many areas such as business, games and entertainment, communication and information, and health. Mobile applications developed for smartphones have been developed in many areas and started to be used by people today. Interest in mobile applications has been increasing to provide more effective and efficient psychological help services in recent years. The role of mobile applications in psychological help services, their usage areas, and current mobile application examples were focused on in the present study. In addition, evidence-based findings regarding mobile applications in psychological help services were examined, and the potential advantages and risks of mobile applications were mentioned. Moreover, mobile applications in psychological help services were discussed in the context of legal and ethical issues. Finally, the standards and evaluation criteria developed for mobile applications in psychological help services were reviewed. Based on the information obtained from the literature review, some suggestions were presented to practitioners and researchers in the discipline of mental health.

Keywords

• Psychological help
• Mobile application
• Smartphone
• Internet

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