Racial minority IBD patients find mental health apps ‘acceptable’

mHealth Intelligence March 14, 2024
Anuja Vaidya

Minority IBD patients experience high rates of anxiety and depression, but a new study shows the acceptability of using mHealth apps to manage their mental health.

New research shows that Black and Hispanic people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and elevated symptoms of anxiety and depression engaged in digital behavioral health applications, indicating that these mHealth interventions were “feasible and acceptable” for this population.

Published in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, the study aimed to assess the use of digital behavioral interventions among IBD patients with a predominately low-income, racial minority background with symptoms of anxiety and depression.

The link between mental health conditions and IBD is clear. A study published in 2018 shows that 44.4 percent of 432 IBD...

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