Determining Acceptance of e-Mental Health Interventions in Digital Psychodiabetology Using a Quantitative Web-Based Survey: Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes is a very common chronic disease that exerts massive physiological and psychological burdens on patients. The digitalization of mental health care has generated effective e-mental health approaches, which offer an indubitable practical value for patient treatment. However, before implementing and optimizing e-mental health tools, their acceptance and underlying barriers and resources should be first determined for developing and establishing effective patient-oriented interventions.

Objective

This study aims to assess the acceptance of e-mental health interventions among patients with diabetes and explore its underlying barriers and resources.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Germany from April 9, 2020, to June 15, 2020, through a w

SUBMITTER: Damerau M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367156 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature