A5037049213- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Family Support in Illness
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Technology Use by Older Adults
NHS Digital
2021-2022
London School of Economics and Political Science
2022
Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre
2021
Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre
2021
Mental health issues affect approximately 13% of people aged 10-24 years old worldwide. In Western countries (e.g. USA, UK, Australia), mental are particularly prominent in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) individuals, yet they disproportionately affected relation to service provision. Despite demand, there is a significant lack literature explicitly exploring the design digital tools for CALD populations. Our study engaged five professionals working health, gain insights into...
Abstract Background Mental health problems among young people are of growing concern globally. UK adolescent mental services increasingly restricted to those with the most severe needs. Many turn internet for advice and support, but little is known about effectiveness, potential harms, online support. Kooth a widely-used, anonymised moderated platform offering access professional peer This pilot evaluation sought assess changes in wellbeing users, their use formal services, over one month....
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have disproportionately affected young people, those who are vulnerable disadvantaged further. Here, we seek to understand the experiences of people accessing Web-based therapeutic support during early lockdown, as revealed through observations mental health professionals.Four focus groups with 12 professionals from a digital service were conducted lockdown. Workshops diverse resulted in co-design group topic guide interpretation validation...
Background Clinical assessments for children and young people entering a mental health service help to identify the prevalence of need within that population, support intervention recommendations, enable evaluation. Evidence related use standardised measures in an ever‐expanding online environment, purpose identifying need, is limited. Methods This study explores reliability using measure detect clinical therapeutic assessed are as follows: Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Young...
Young people are increasingly seeking out web-based support for their mental health and well-being. Peer forums popular with this age group, young individuals valuing the fact that available 24/7, providing a safe anonymous space exploration. Currently, little systematic evaluation of helpfulness such in has been conducted.
Abstract Background Digital mental health interventions comprise a potentially effective and accessible form of support for young people, particularly at times when traditional face‐to‐face service delivery is reduced, as in the COVID‐19 pandemic. Aims This study assessed demographic profile people using digital evaluated outcome change over course structured online counselling intervention (synchronous text‐chat sessions with practitioner). Materials Methods The data were collected from...
Online digital mental health communities can contribute to users’ positively and negatively. Yet the measurement of outcomes impact relating is difficult capture. In this paper we demonstrate development an online experience measure for a specific children young people’s community inside service. The informed by three phases: (i) item reduction through Estimate-Talk-Estimate modified Delphi methods, (ii) user testing with participatory action research (iii) pilot within...
Abstract Background Assessing clinical mental health needs through standardised assessment measures is commonplace within young people's services. To date, any investigation into the use of such online services has been limited. Aims The aim this research to contribute knowledge base motivation complete voluntary and how accuracy information derived may be improved. Methods Participatory action was utilised conduct semi‐structured interviews with people ( N = 6). Questions were developed...
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Online digital mental health communities can contribute to users' positively and negatively. Yet the measurement of experience, outcomes impact mechanisms relating is difficult capture. In this paper we demonstrate development an online experience measure for a specific children young people's community forum inside service. The Peer Community Experience Measure (POCEM) informed by multi-phased design: (i) item reduction through Estimate-Talk-Estimate modified Delphi methods, (ii) user...
Abstract Background The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have detrimentally disproportionately affected young people, with those who are considered vulnerable due to their experiences or life circumstances disadvantaged further still. In this study, we seek understand the of people accessing web-based therapeutic support during early lockdown, as revealed through observations mental health professionals. Methods Four focus groups twelve professionals from service Kooth were...