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Aims: Accessibility and engagement to high quality non pharmacological interventions for First-Episode Psychosis individuals (FEP) is hindered by different factors such as patients motivation, clinical time, lack of adaptation to patient needs. Taking into account patients' preference in the design in an individualized treatment plan as well as challenges faced by this particular patient, and his specific context/ environment can possibly enhance patient satisfaction and engagement. Technology can help to both standardized and individualize intervention to maximize the proposed services impacts. Method(s): This symposium explore how different technological tools can assist both clinicians and patients in enhancing patient experience of care First, the technokinpep, an innovative telekinesiology project offered by a peer support worker in multiple early psychosis services simultaneously, maximized accessibility of physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, social distanciation requirements. Second, Ocean empire, a mobile app aimed at improving physical activity motivation and affect in early psychosis. With this study, this presentation will shed light on the development and implementation of this mobile app. Third, exercise your wau used a mobile app to tailor the physical activity intervention program to the patients preferences and needs. Finally, the Freedom app gives the duo patient-clinicians a tool to facilitate shared decision making to enhance the therapeutic relation. Result(s): These different technologies can enhance patient and clinicians experience of collaborative and tailored adapted treatment. Conclusion(s): The development of new technology can help improving care by adapting it to better individual's needs.
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the social and economic activities of the world. Social distancing measures put in place by public health authorities have indirectly increased the level of stress and reduced the number and quality of social interactions maintained by individuals. Because biological sex and socio-cultural gender are important determinants of health, the sexes are at risk of experiencing these COVID-19-related changes in unique ways. To our knowledge, few studies have assessed how socio-political crises like that of the COVID-19 pandemic can exacerbate the mental health disparities that exist between men, women and gender diverse people. In addition, very little is known about what factors can promote protection, coping, and resilience in the face of catastrophes faced during pandemics and how this may differ by sex and gender. Using a cross-sectional online survey composed of 9 short questionnaires, this study aims to assess the ways in which sex and gender factors relate to stress, coping, resilience, and mental health in the current COVID-19 crisis. To adequately assess sex and gender factors and maximize representation, participants (N = 3000) of different sex, gender and sexual identities from across Canada and the world will be recruited. The complete protocol as well as the statistical analyses used to assess COVID-19 stress, mental health, sociodemographic factors, sex/gender factors’ association with coping and resilience, and ‘coronavirus crisis competence’ will be presented. This ongoing study is funded in part by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS).