Improving mental health literacy using web- or app-based interventions: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the rapid advancement in technology, the Internet has grown to play a significant role in the field of healthcare. Individuals can now access a profusion of easily available materials for self-management of their health. The purpose of this review is to describe Web/App-based interventions that are primarily or secondarily designed to improve mental health literacy (MHL) and to investigate the effectiveness of online interventions for improving mental health.

Materials and method

A scoping review was conducted by searching five databases: PsycINFO, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science. The search was limited to peer-reviewed journals published in English between 2000 and 2022. Studies focusing on enhancements of MHL or its constituent components were i

SUBMITTER: Tian L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10998496 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature