Karolina Stasiak
Biographic Data
| ID | 6887297 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karolina Stasiak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karolina |
| FAMILY NAME | Stasiak |
| SIGNATURE | STASIAK K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1153-3123 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Building a digital tool to support focused acceptance and commitment therapy practitioners in New Zealand primary care
Mental health service scalability needs to be improved to meet the growing global demand. The scalability of Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (fACT), a popular evidence-based brief behavioural intervention used in primary care contexts, could be improved through the development and implementation of a digital tool that supports practitioners to overcome service-delivery problems within their practice context. Through semi-structured in-d…
Just Be Strong, You Will Get through It” a Qualitative Study of Young Migrants’ Experiences of Settling in New Zealand
Migration, when it occurs during adolescence, is particularly challenging as it coincides with a myriad of other developmental and social changes. The present study set out to explore recent young migrants' experiences of settling in New Zealand. The qualitative study aimed to identify areas of particular challenge, examples of resilience and new insights into the acculturation process. Focus group interviews were conducted with migrant youth age…
Day Stress Detox
There has been a lot of interest in digital mental health interventions but adherence to online programmes has been less than optimal. Chatbots that mimic brief conversations may be a more engaging and acceptable mode of delivery. We developed a chatbot, called 21-Day Stress Detox, to deliver stress management techniques for young adults. The purpose of the study was to explore the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of this low-in…
Practitioner review
BACKGROUND: There is increasing interest in digital technologies to help improve children and young people's mental health, and the evidence for the effectiveness for these approaches is rising. However, there is concern regarding levels of user engagement, uptake and adherence. Key guidance regarding digital health interventions stress the importance of early user input in the development, evaluation and implementation of technologies to help en…
Revising Computerized Therapy for Wider Appeal Among Adolescents
Background: The way in which computerized therapy is presented may be important for its uptake. We aimed to explore adolescents' views on the appeal of a tested computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) for depression (SPARX), and a revised version (SPARX-R). The versions were similar but while SPARX is presented explicitly as a treatment for depression, SPARX-R is presented as providing skills that could be useful for young people for whe…
Evaluation of MyTeen – a SMS-based mobile intervention for parents of adolescents
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry ( ACTRN12618000117213 ) Registered on 29/01/2018
Sexual minority youth and depressive symptoms or depressive disorder
Serious Games and Gamification for Mental Health
Computer games are ubiquitous and can be utilized for serious purposes such as health and education. "Applied games" including serious games (in brief, computerized games for serious purposes) and gamification (gaming elements used outside of games) have the potential to increase the impact of mental health internet interventions via three processes. First, by extending the reach of online programs to those who might not otherwise use them. Secon…
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Sexual minority youth and depressive symptoms or depressive disorder
Serious Games and Gamification for Mental Health
Computer games are ubiquitous and can be utilized for serious purposes such as health and education. "Applied games" including serious games (in brief, computerized games for serious purposes) and gamification (gaming elements used outside of games) have the potential to increase the impact of mental health internet interventions via three processes. First, by extending the reach of online programs to those who might not otherwise use them. Secon…
Evaluation of MyTeen – a SMS-based mobile intervention for parents of adolescents
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry ( ACTRN12618000117213 ) Registered on 29/01/2018
Revising Computerized Therapy for Wider Appeal Among Adolescents
Background: The way in which computerized therapy is presented may be important for its uptake. We aimed to explore adolescents' views on the appeal of a tested computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) for depression (SPARX), and a revised version (SPARX-R). The versions were similar but while SPARX is presented explicitly as a treatment for depression, SPARX-R is presented as providing skills that could be useful for young people for whe…
Practitioner review
BACKGROUND: There is increasing interest in digital technologies to help improve children and young people's mental health, and the evidence for the effectiveness for these approaches is rising. However, there is concern regarding levels of user engagement, uptake and adherence. Key guidance regarding digital health interventions stress the importance of early user input in the development, evaluation and implementation of technologies to help en…
Just Be Strong, You Will Get through It” a Qualitative Study of Young Migrants’ Experiences of Settling in New Zealand
Migration, when it occurs during adolescence, is particularly challenging as it coincides with a myriad of other developmental and social changes. The present study set out to explore recent young migrants' experiences of settling in New Zealand. The qualitative study aimed to identify areas of particular challenge, examples of resilience and new insights into the acculturation process. Focus group interviews were conducted with migrant youth age…
Day Stress Detox
There has been a lot of interest in digital mental health interventions but adherence to online programmes has been less than optimal. Chatbots that mimic brief conversations may be a more engaging and acceptable mode of delivery. We developed a chatbot, called 21-Day Stress Detox, to deliver stress management techniques for young adults. The purpose of the study was to explore the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of this low-in…
Building a digital tool to support focused acceptance and commitment therapy practitioners in New Zealand primary care
Mental health service scalability needs to be improved to meet the growing global demand. The scalability of Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (fACT), a popular evidence-based brief behavioural intervention used in primary care contexts, could be improved through the development and implementation of a digital tool that supports practitioners to overcome service-delivery problems within their practice context. Through semi-structured in-d…
Digital Mental Health Interventions (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Applied Psychology (4 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works) · Applied Psychology (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (3 works)