Young People's Barriers and Facilitators of Engagement with Web-Based Mental Health Interventions for Anxiety and Depression: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in young people have increased in many countries around the world. Web-based mental health interventions (or W-MHIs) have the potential to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms for young people. Although W-MHIs have become more widely used by young people since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, real-world engagement in these W-MHIs has remained low compared with engagement reported in research studies. Moreover, there are limited studies examining factors influencing engagement with W-MHIs in the post-COVID-19 pandemic years.

Objective

This study aims to explore barriers and facilitators of engagement with W-MHIs for anxiety and depression among young people.

Method

Seventeen semi-structured

SUBMITTER: Ho TQA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11461805 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature