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Yosa is a mobile health app designed to facilitate homework delivery and enhance engagement between sessions for patients in therapy.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the perceived acceptability of Yosa among licensed therapists and individuals currently receiving therapy. A secondary aim was to examine whether key Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) constructs predicted attitudes toward and intention to use Yosa. Qualitative feedback was also collected to inform iterative development and future deployment.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted: study 1 with licensed therapists (N=45) and study 2 with current therapy patients (N=96). Participants viewed video demonstrations of Yosa, learned about Yosa\u2019s features, and rated the app on TAM constructs, including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived risk, attitude toward, and intention to use Yosa, using 0\u2010100 scales. For most constructs, higher scores reflected more favorable evaluations, whereas lower perceived risk scores reflected more favorable evaluations. Descriptive statistics and 95% CIs were generated for each construct in both samples, with scores interpreted relative to the neutral midpoint (50). Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine predictors of attitude and intention to use. Qualitative feedback from the surveys was analyzed thematically.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Therapists and patients reported generally favorable perceptions of Yosa across TAM domains. Among therapists and patients, ratings of the perceived usefulness of the homework feature, therapy journal, and overall app; perceived ease of use; attitudes toward Yosa; and intention to use were all above the midpoint. Perceived risk scores were mild to moderate in patients and moderate in therapists, respectively. Regression analyses indicated that perceived usefulness was a positive predictor of both attitude toward and intention to use Yosa across therapists and patients, while perceived risk was negatively associated with these outcomes in several models. Qualitative themes included requests for additional features, usability enhancements, and data privacy concerns.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Therapists and patients reported generally favorable perceptions of Yosa after reviewing descriptions and video demonstrations of the platform, particularly in terms of usefulness and ease of use, supporting favorable perceptions of its potential acceptability as a digital tool for between-session therapy support. 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