Acceptability of a digital return-to-work intervention for common mental disorders: a qualitative study on service user perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is an evident discrepancy between need and provision of evidence-based return-to-work (RTW) interventions in existing mental health services. Online dissemination of evidence-based interventions is presumed to reduce this gap. However, there is almost no knowledge available on perceived acceptability of digital RTW interventions among service users, which are factors that might influence the development and implementation of future interventions. The aim of this study was to develop knowledge of service user acceptability of mWorks, a proposed digital RTW solution.

Methods

Participants (n = 18) with experience of common mental disorder and sick leave were recruited with a purposive snowball sampling method. Semi-structured interviews (n = 12) and one focus g

SUBMITTER: Engdahl P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336332 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature