Factors associated with treatment uptake, completion, and subsequent symptom improvement in a national digital mental health service.

ABSTRACT: Digital mental health services (DMHS) have proven effectiveness and play an important role within the broader mental health system by reducing barriers to evidence-based care. However, improved understanding of the factors associated with successful treatment uptake, treatment completion and positive clinical outcomes will facilitate efforts to maximise outcomes. Previous studies have demonstrated that patient age is positively associated, and initial symptom severity negatively associated with treatment uptake and treatment completion rates in both DMHS and other mental health services. The current study sought to extend these findings by examining the effect of other patient characteristics, in particular, self-reported psychosocial difficulties, using data from a large-scale national DM

SUBMITTER: Cross SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8857488 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature