Online Mental Health Forums and Rural Resilience: Mixed Methods Study and Logic Model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rural mental health is a growing area of concern internationally, and online mental health forums offer a potential response to addressing service gaps in rural communities.

Objective

The objective of this study was to explore and identify pathways by which online peer support mental health forums help to build resilience for rural residents experiencing mental ill-health by contributing to overcoming their specific contextual challenges.

Methods

We developed a Theoretical Resilience Framework and applied it to 3000 qualitative posts from 3 Australian online mental health forums and to data from 30 interviews with rural forum users.

Results

Drawing on the findings and an abductive approach, a logic model was developed to illustrate links between the

SUBMITTER: Steiner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10365586 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature