Barriers to and facilitators of user engagement with web-based mental health interventions in young people: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Many young people (YP) are diagnosed with mental illnesses and require support. Web-based mental health interventions (W-MHIs) have been increasingly utilized by YP, healthcare providers, and parents due to reasons including convenience and anonymity. W-MHIs are effective in improving mental health in YP. However, real-world engagement with W-MHIs remains low. Therefore, understanding barriers/facilitators of user engagement with W-MHIs is necessary to promote W-MHIs and help users gain optimal benefits through higher engagement. This review aims to identify barriers/facilitators of user engagement with W-MHIs in YP aged 10-24 years. A systematic search of five databases for English language, peer-reviewed publications was conducted between January 2010 and February 2023. Studies examining

SUBMITTER: Ho TQA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11805866 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature