Mental Health Problems and Internet Access: Results From an Australian National Household Survey.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Mental health support and interventions are increasingly delivered on the web, and stepped care systems of mental health services are embracing the notion of a digital gateway through which individuals can have access to information, assessment, and services and can be connected with more intensive services if needed. Although concerns have been raised over whether people with mental health problems are disadvantaged in terms of their access to the internet, there is a lack of representative data on this topic. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to examine the relationship between mental health and internet access, particularly lack of access because of affordability issues. METHODS:Data from wave 14 of the Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey were used (n=15,596)

SUBMITTER: Too LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7260658 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature