Facilitating engagement of universal school-based digital mental health solutions through user experience: A qualitative exploration.

ABSTRACT: Digital mental health intervention (DMHI) programs offered in schools present a readily-accessible and flexible means for educating, empowering, and supporting adolescents in maintaining a balanced mental health, especially during uncertain and stressful times such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent studies indicate that the effectiveness of DMHI programs in improving students' mental well-being and in preventing from their mental health complications depends on the users' engagement. This study focuses on identifying the user experience factors that can facilitate user engagement with universal school-based DMHI programs (i.e., the DMHI programs delivered to the students regardless of their mental health risks or conditions). To identify said factors, we sought to gain a deeper understandin

SUBMITTER: Badawi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10075357 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature