Investigating information needs and preferences regarding digital mental health services among medical and psychology students in Germany: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2020, physicians and psychotherapists in Germany can prescribe digital mental health services (dMHSs). However, even future healthcare professionals (HCPs), such as medical and psychology students, remain reluctant to use dMHSs, although they are a risk group for mental health issues themselves. Reasons include scepticism and lacking awareness of dMHSs, which can be addressed by acceptance-facilitating interventions (AFIs) such as information strategies. To date, though, little is known about their information needs.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews with n = 21 students were conducted between August and September 2021. Students of legal age studying psychology or medicine at a German university could participate. Interview recordings were transcribe

SUBMITTER: Braun P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10226173 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature