Consumer-Guided Development of an Engagement-Facilitation Intervention for Increasing Uptake and Adherence for Self-Guided Web-Based Mental Health Programs: Focus Groups and Online Evaluation Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-guided web-based mental health programs are effective in treating and preventing mental health problems. However, current engagement with these programs in the community is suboptimal, and there is limited evidence indicating how to increase the use of existing evidence-based programs.

Objective

This study aims to investigate the views of people with lived experience of depression and anxiety on factors influencing their engagement with self-guided web-based mental health (e-mental health) programs and to use these perspectives to develop an engagement-facilitation intervention (EFI) to increase engagement (defined as both uptake and adherence) with these programs.

Methods

A total of 24 community members (female=21; male=3) with lived experience of dep

SUBMITTER: Gulliver A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7661236 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature