Awareness, Access and Use of Internet Self-Help Websites for Depression by University Students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

University students have a higher prevalence rate of depression than the average 18 to 24 year old. Internet self-help has been demonstrated to be effective in decreasing self-rated measures of depression in this population, so it is important to explore the awareness, access and use of such self-help resources in this population.

Objective

The objective of this study is to explore university students' awareness, access and use of Internet self-help websites for depression and related problems.

Methods

A total of 2691 university students were surveyed at 3 time points.

Results

When asked about browsing behavior, 69.6% (1494/2146) of students reported using the Internet for entertainment. Most students were not familiar with self-help websites for emo

SUBMITTER: Culjak G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5104907 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature