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Published on in Vol 9, No 6 (2020): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/19292, first published .
Closing the Psychological Treatment Gap During the COVID-19 Pandemic With a Supportive Text Messaging Program: Protocol for Implementation and Evaluation

Closing the Psychological Treatment Gap During the COVID-19 Pandemic With a Supportive Text Messaging Program: Protocol for Implementation and Evaluation

Closing the Psychological Treatment Gap During the COVID-19 Pandemic With a Supportive Text Messaging Program: Protocol for Implementation and Evaluation

Authors of this article:

Vincent Israel Opoku Agyapong1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Marianne Hrabok1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Wesley Vuong2 Author Orcid Image ;   April Gusnowski2 Author Orcid Image ;   Reham Shalaby1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kelly Mrklas4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Daniel Li1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Liana Urichuk1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mark Snaterse2 Author Orcid Image ;   Shireen Surood2 Author Orcid Image ;   Bo Cao1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xin-Min Li1 Author Orcid Image ;   Russ Greiner6 Author Orcid Image ;   Andrew James Greenshaw1, 7 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

  1. Nwachukwu I, Nkire N, Shalaby R, Hrabok M, Vuong W, Gusnowski A, Surood S, Urichuk L, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. COVID-19 Pandemic: Age-Related Differences in Measures of Stress, Anxiety and Depression in Canada. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020;17(17):6366 View
  2. Nkire N, Nwachukwu I, Shalaby R, Hrabok M, Vuong W, Gusnowski A, Surood S, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. COVID-19 pandemic: influence of relationship status on stress, anxiety, and depression in Canada. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine 2022;39(4):351 View
  3. Shalaby R, Vuong W, Hrabok M, Gusnowski A, Mrklas K, Li D, Snaterse M, Surood S, Cao B, Li X, Greiner R, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. Gender Differences in Satisfaction With a Text Messaging Program (Text4Hope) and Anticipated Receptivity to Technology-Based Health Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2021;9(4):e24184 View
  4. Agyapong V, Hrabok M, Shalaby R, Vuong W, Noble J, Gusnowski A, Mrklas K, Li D, Urichuck L, Snaterse M, Surood S, Cao B, Li X, Greiner R, Greenshaw A. Text4Hope: Receiving Daily Supportive Text Messages for 3 Months During the COVID-19 Pandemic Reduces Stress, Anxiety, and Depression. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2022;16(4):1326 View
  5. Sapara A, Shalaby R, Osiogo F, Hrabok M, Gusnowski A, Vuong W, Surood S, Urichuk L, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. COVID-19 pandemic: demographic and clinical correlates of passive death wish and thoughts of self-harm among Canadians. Journal of Mental Health 2021;30(2):170 View
  6. Agyapong V, Shalaby R, Hrabok M, Vuong W, Noble J, Gusnowski A, Mrklas K, Li D, Snaterse M, Surood S, Cao B, Li X, Greiner R, Greenshaw A. Mental Health Outreach via Supportive Text Messages during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Improved Mental Health and Reduced Suicidal Ideation after Six Weeks in Subscribers of Text4Hope Compared to a Control Population. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021;18(4):2157 View
  7. Agyapong V, Hrabok M, Vuong W, Shalaby R, Noble J, Gusnowski A, Mrklas K, Li D, Urichuk L, Snaterse M, Surood S, Cao B, Li X, Greiner R, Greenshaw A. Changes in Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Levels of Subscribers to a Daily Supportive Text Message Program (Text4Hope) During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. JMIR Mental Health 2020;7(12):e22423 View
  8. Asadzadeh A, Kalankesh L. A scope of mobile health solutions in COVID-19 pandemics. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked 2021;23:100558 View
  9. Shalaby R, Adu M, Andreychuk T, Eboreime E, Gusnowski A, Vuong W, Surood S, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. Prevalence, Demographic, and Clinical Correlates of Likely PTSD in Subscribers of Text4Hope during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021;18(12):6227 View
  10. Adu M, Wallace L, Lartey K, Arthur J, Oteng K, Dwomoh S, Owusu-Antwi R, Larsen-Reindorf R, Agyapong V. Prevalence and Correlates of Likely Major Depressive Disorder among the Adult Population in Ghana during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021;18(13):7106 View
  11. Dias R, Shalaby R, Agyapong B, Obuobi-Donkor G, Adu M, Eboreime E, Obeng Nkrumah S, Sridharan S, Simon P, Taylor B, Henderson N, White M, Maguire H, Gray G, Rahman F, Fair J, Wadden N, Sulyman M, Williams O, Akinkunmi O, Edem D, Arenella P, Morrison J, Awara M, Natarajan A, Nunes A, Hajek T, O’Donavan C, Uher R, Wang J, Rusak B, Wozney L, Sampalli T, Grant D, Tomblin Murphy G, Warford J, Hodder S, Boe R, Agyapong V. Augmenting Mental Health Support for Patients Accessing Different Degrees of Formal Psychiatric Care through a Supportive Text Messaging Program: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Methods and Protocols 2023;6(1):19 View
  12. Agyapong B, Shalaby R, Vuong W, Gusnowski A, Surood S, Greenshaw A, Wei Y, Agyapong V. Text4Hope Effectiveness in Reducing Psychological Symptoms among Young Adults in Canada: Longitudinal and Naturalistic Controlled Program Evaluation. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2023;12(5):1942 View
  13. Obuobi-Donkor G, Eboreime E, Shalaby R, Agyapong B, Adu M, Owusu E, Mao W, Oluwasina F, Pazderka H, Agyapong V. Evaluating Community Resilience and Associated Factors One Year after the Catastrophic Fort McMurray Flood. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022;19(23):16153 View
  14. Roncero C, González-Sánchez A, Pérez-Laureano Á, Ortiz-Fune C, Díaz-Trejo S, Bersabé-Pérez M, Braquehais M, Pérez-Rodríguez J, Maderuelo-Fernández J, Benito-Sánchez J. The challenge of community mental health interventions with patients, relatives, and health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a real-world 9-month follow-up study. Scientific Reports 2022;12(1) View
  15. Chima C, Shalaby R, Lawal M, Vuong W, Hrabok M, Gusnowski A, Surood S, Greenshaw A, Wells K, Agyapong V. COVID-19 Pandemic: Influence of Gender Identity on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Levels in Canada. Trauma Care 2022;2(1):11 View
  16. Lawal M, Shalaby R, Chima C, Vuong W, Hrabok M, Gusnowski A, Surood S, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. COVID-19 Pandemic: Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Levels Highest amongst Indigenous Peoples in Alberta. Behavioral Sciences 2021;11(9):115 View
  17. Owusu E, Oluwasina F, Nkire N, Lawal M, Agyapong V. Readmission of Patients to Acute Psychiatric Hospitals: Influential Factors and Interventions to Reduce Psychiatric Readmission Rates. Healthcare 2022;10(9):1808 View
  18. Agyapong B, Shalaby R, Eboreime E, Wei Y, Agyapong V. Self-Reported Alcohol Abuse and the Desire to Receive Mental Health Counselling Predict Suicidal Thoughts/Thoughts of Self-Harm among Female Residents of Fort McMurray. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022;19(20):13620 View
  19. Agyapong B, Shalaby R, Eboreime E, Obuobi-Donkor G, Owusu E, Adu M, Mao W, Oluwasina F, Agyapong V. Cumulative trauma from multiple natural disasters increases mental health burden on residents of Fort McMurray. European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2022;13(1) View
  20. Longmuir C, Agyapong V. Social and Mental Health Impact of Nuclear Disaster in Survivors: A Narrative Review. Behavioral Sciences 2021;11(8):113 View
  21. El Gindi H, Shalaby R, Gusnowski A, Vuong W, Surood S, Hrabok M, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Physicians, Nurses, and Other Health Care Providers in Alberta: Cross-sectional Survey. JMIR Formative Research 2022;6(3):e27469 View
  22. Shalaby R, Adu M, El Gindi H, Agyapong V. Text Messages in the Field of Mental Health: Rapid Review of the Reviews. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2022;13 View
  23. Agyapong B, Shalaby R, Wei Y, Agyapong V. Can ResilienceNHope, an evidence-based text and email messaging innovative suite of programs help to close the psychological treatment and mental health literacy gaps in college students?. Frontiers in Public Health 2022;10 View
  24. Shalaby R, Agyapong B, Vuong W, Hrabok M, Gusnowski A, Surood S, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. Naturalistic randomized controlled trial demonstrating effectiveness of Text4Hope in supporting male population mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health 2022;10 View
  25. Obuobi-Donkor G, Oluwasina F, Nkire N, Agyapong V. A Scoping Review on the Prevalence and Determinants of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Military Personnel and Firefighters: Implications for Public Policy and Practice. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022;19(3):1565 View
  26. Obuobi-Donkor G, Eboreime E, Bond J, Phung N, Eyben S, Hayward J, Zhang Y, MacMaster F, Clelland S, Greiner R, Jones C, Cao B, Brémault-Phillips S, Wells K, Li X, Hilario C, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. An E–Mental Health Solution to Prevent and Manage Posttraumatic Stress Injuries Among First Responders in Alberta: Protocol for the Implementation and Evaluation of Text Messaging Services (Text4PTSI and Text4Wellbeing). JMIR Research Protocols 2022;11(4):e30680 View
  27. Obuobi-Donkor G, Shalaby R, Vuong W, Agyapong B, Hrabok M, Gusnowski A, Surood S, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. Effects of Text4Hope-Addiction Support Program on Cravings and Mental Health Symptoms: Results of a Longitudinal Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Formative Research 2023;7:e40440 View
  28. To P, Eboreime E, Agyapong V. The Impact of Wildfires on Mental Health: A Scoping Review. Behavioral Sciences 2021;11(9):126 View
  29. Agyapong B, Wei Y, da Luz Dias R, Agyapong V. Burnout and Associated Psychological Problems Among Teachers and the Impact of the Wellness4Teachers Supportive Text Messaging Program: Protocol for a Cross-sectional and Program Evaluation Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2022;11(7):e37934 View
  30. Agyapong B, Obuobi-Donkor G, Burback L, Wei Y. Stress, Burnout, Anxiety and Depression among Teachers: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022;19(17):10706 View
  31. SAĞLAM E, TOPBAŞ E. Covid-19 Pozitif Tanısı Olan Hastanın Hastane Sürecinde ve Taburculuktan Sonra Hemşire Desteğinin Önemi: Olgu Sunumu. Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 2022;11(3):1274 View
  32. Agyapong B, Eboreime E, Shalaby R, Pazderka H, Obuobi-Donkor G, Adu M, Mao W, Oluwasina F, Owusu E, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. Mental Health Impacts of Wildfire, Flooding and COVID-19 on Fort McMurray School Board Staff and Other Employees: A Comparative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021;19(1):435 View
  33. Ayatollahi F, Pourmovahed Z, Roozbeh B. COMPARISON OF THE ANXIETY LEVEL OF DENTISTRY AND NURSING STUDENTS OF SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES IN YAZD, IRAN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN 2020. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2022;20(5):423 View
  34. Amiri P, Nadri H, Bahaadinbeigy K. Facilitators and barriers of mHealth interventions during the Covid-19 pandemic: systematic review. BMC Health Services Research 2023;23(1) View
  35. Dias R, Shalaby R, Agyapong B, Vuong W, Gusnowski A, Surood S, Greenshaw A, Agyapong V. The effectiveness of CBT-based daily supportive text messages in improving female mental health during COVID-19 pandemic: results from the Text4Hope program. Frontiers in Global Women's Health 2023;4 View
  36. Chen G, Zhang Y, Wei Z, Zhang X, Liu J, Peng J, Xu Z, Yu C, Zhang J. The mediating role of anxiety and depression in the relationship between coping styles and life satisfaction among frontline medical workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A cross‐sectional study. Ibrain 2023;9(4):390 View
  37. Shalaby R, Vuong W, Agyapong B, Gusnowski A, Surood S, Agyapong V. Cancer Care Supportive Text Messaging Program (Text4Hope) for People Living With Cancer and Their Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Observational Study. JMIR Formative Research 2024;8:e53668 View
  38. Herold M, Simbula S, Gallucci M. Can smartphone applications and wearable technologies improve workplace well-being and help manage stress? A systematic review. Current Psychology 2024;43(36):28650 View
  39. Shalaby R, Agyapong B, Dias R, Obuobi-Donkor G, Adu M, Spicer S, Yanchar N, Agyapong V. Psychological Health and Wellness and the Impact of a Supportive Text Messaging Program (Wellness4MDs) Among Physicians and Medical Learners in Canada: Protocol for a Longitudinal Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2024;13:e44368 View
  40. Oteng K, Wallace L, Adu M, Lartey K, Arthur J, Dwomoh S, Owusu-Antwi R, Tsali D, Larsen-Reindorf R, Agyapong V. Prevalence and Correlates of Likely Anxiety Disorder in Ghana During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From a Cross-Sectional Online Survey. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2024;18 View

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