Mental Health and the Perceived Usability of Digital Mental Health Tools Among Essential Workers and People Unemployed Due to COVID-19: Cross-sectional Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has created serious mental health consequences for essential workers or people who have become unemployed as a result of the pandemic. Digital mental health tools have the potential to address this problem in a timely and efficient manner.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to document the extent of digital mental health tool (DMHT) use by essential workers and those unemployed due to COVID-19, including asking participants to rate the usability and user burden of the DMHT they used most to cope. We also explored which aspects and features of DMHTs were seen as necessary for managing stress during a pandemic by having participants design their own ideal DMHT.

Methods

A total of 2000 people were recruited from an online research community (Prol

SUBMITTER: Mata-Greve F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8354319 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature