The Empowering Role of Web-Based Help Seeking on Depressive Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most research on web-based help seeking for mental health problems has focused on the antecedents of this behavior. Therefore, little is known about the outcomes of web-based help seeking in general or in specific mental health issues.

Objective

This study was a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature on the antecedents and consequences of web-based help-seeking behaviors for depressive symptoms.

Methods

A systematic literature search was carried out in 6 scientific databases, leading to 48 studies (for a total of 314,921 participants) included in the qualitative synthesis and 19 included in the meta-analysis.

Results

The results indicated a positive relationship between depressive symptoms and web-based help-seeking behaviors through o

SUBMITTER: Bizzotto N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9936373 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature