Attitudes towards digital treatment for depression: A European stakeholder survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The integration of digital treatments into national mental health services is on the agenda in the European Union. The E-COMPARED consortium conducted a survey aimed at exploring stakeholders' knowledge, acceptance and expectations of digital treatments for depression, and at identifying factors that might influence their opinions when considering the implementation of these approaches.

Method

An online survey was conducted in eight European countries: France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and The United Kingdom. Organisations representing government bodies, care providers, service-users, funding/insurance bodies, technical developers and researchers were invited to participate in the survey. The participating countries and organisations

SUBMITTER: Topooco N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6096292 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature