Assessing the Evidence for e-Resources for Mental Health Self-Management: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In a climate which recognizes mental health as a key health improvement target, but where mental health services are increasingly over-stretched, self-management e-resources can play a potentially important role in helping to ensure people get the care and support they need. They have the potential to enable individuals to learn more about, and to exercise active involvement in, their care, and thus we see a growing interest in this area for both research and practice. However, for e-resources to become important adjuncts to clinical care, it is necessary to understand if and how they impact on patients and care outcomes.

Objective

The objective of this study was to review systematically the research evidence for theory-driven and evidence-based mental health self

SUBMITTER: Karasouli E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4607376 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature