Unlocking the potential for digital mental health technologies in the UK: a Delphi exercise.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Digitally enabled services can contribute to the support, treatment and prevention of mental health difficulties; however, questions remain regarding how we can most usefully harness such technology in primary and secondary mental healthcare settings. AIMS:To identify barriers and facilitators to enable the potential of digital mental health in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. METHOD:A three-round Delphi exercise was carried out online with 16 participants from across the four nations of the UK representing the following stakeholder groups: service providers, health professionals, policymakers, lived experience, small and medium enterprises and academics. Qualitative data were collected in the first round (80 fragments) that were then coded to produce a 26-item rou

SUBMITTER: Murphy C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7001470 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature