A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Mental Health Literacy Among University Health Students

Healthcare, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(7), С. 724 - 724

Опубликована: Март 25, 2025

Mental health literacy (MHL) is defined as the ability to obtain, understand, and use information identify, manage, prevent mental problems helps university students manage challenges by reducing stigma, fostering resilience, promoting coping strategies. Objectives: To assess MHL levels in Portuguese explore its relationship with academic life psychosocial domains; Identify knowledge gaps educational needs regarding a targeted intervention. Methods: A convergent parallel mixed-methods study, involving collecting quantitative (online cross-sectional survey) qualitative (focus group) data simultaneously, followed separate integrative analysis. Results: Twenty-four (75% female, mean age = 25.5) were included. Overall, differences found domains terms of sex (p 0.025), history variables 0.020; p 0.044; 0.007), negative relation environment satisfaction (rs -0.571). Focus groups revealed needs, gaps, main characteristics for Integrative analysis used triangulation was possible helped converge reinforce some findings. Conclusions: This study highlights importance integrated methodological approaches among undergraduate students. Also, it through interventions enhance well-being reduce distress contexts.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring Engagement With and Effectiveness of Digital Mental Health Interventions in Young People of Different Ethnicities: Systematic Review

Journal of Medical Internet Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 27, С. e68544 - e68544

Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2025

Background The prevalence of mental health difficulties among young people has risen in recent years, with 75% disorders emerging before the age 24 years. identification and treatment issues earlier life improves later-life outcomes. COVID-19 pandemic spurred growth digital interventions (DMHIs), which offer accessible support. However, different ethnicities face barriers to DMHIs, such as socioeconomic disadvantage cultural stigma. Objective This review aimed summarize evaluate engagement effectiveness DMHIs ethnicities. Methods A systematic search was conducted MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO for studies published between January 2019 May 2024, an update September 2024. inclusion criteria were participants aged <25 years using from various ethnic backgrounds. Three reviewers independently screened selected studies. Data on (eg, use uptake) clinical outcomes symptom improvement) extracted synthesized compare findings. Studies assessed quality Mixed Appraisal Tool. Results final yielded 67 studies, 7 (10%) met criteria. There 1853 across all high-income countries. Participants predominantly 12 25 representation diverse identities, including Black, Asian, Hispanic, mixed race, Aboriginal individuals. Engagement varied, culturally relatable, low-cost showing higher retention user satisfaction. Linguistic country origin impeded some interventions, while near-peer mentorship, coproduction, tailored content improved DMHIs. While initial results are promising, small sample sizes, heterogeneity outcome assessments, a paucity longitudinal data robust comparisons generalizability. Conclusions show potential engaging effective promotional tools ethnicities, especially when coproduced relatable. Initial suggest that facilitating mentoring, linguistic adaptation, low cost, relatability have effectiveness. Future research should focus developing consensus definition exploring children <12 conducting detailed qualitative quantitative factors efficacy Trial Registration PROSPERO CRD42024544364; https://tinyurl.com/yk5jt8yk

Язык: Английский

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Sakera Application as an Effort to Assess Mental Health and Self-Potential in Adolescents

Al Musyrif Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 8(1), С. 38 - 51

Опубликована: Апрель 18, 2025

Mental health problems can be an obstacle to achieving psychological well-being. are susceptible being experienced by anyone, including teenagers. Teenagers tend unable understand their mental condition and potential. The aim of this research is find out: the creation development SAKERA (Self-care, Knowing Excellent Potential Realizing Dreams) application, teenagers' response (interest) in Sakera use application help identify personal potential adolescents. This (R&D). subjects were 17 students at MA Al-Djufri Pamekasan. results show that, first, "very suitable" used as alternative determine Second, positive or high criteria. Third, contributes applications that detecting early indications identifying one's

Язык: Английский

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Introducing mobile apps to promote the well-being of German and Italian university students. A cross-national application of the Technology Acceptance Model

Current Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 42(31), С. 27562 - 27573

Опубликована: Окт. 27, 2022

Stress represents a significant risk factor for several psychophysical diseases among college students, such as depression and anxiety, which may undermine their academic functioning, resulting in high drop rates from college. Nevertheless, university services mental health promotion are typically underutilized. As result, professionals authorities strive to find new ways address students' needs. In this view, mobile apps seem appropriate well-being interventions. Drawing on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), is most widely used theory users' intention use technologies, we assumed that perceived usefulness (PU) ease of (PEOU) would be positively related (INT), PEOU PU both Italian German students. To test our hypotheses, replicated same cross-sectional study Italy (

Язык: Английский

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Understanding the Adoption and Use of Digital Mental Health Apps Among College Students: Secondary Analysis of a National Survey

JMIR Mental Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10, С. e43942 - e43942

Опубликована: Дек. 15, 2022

Increasing rates of mental health diagnoses in college students signal the need for new opportunities to support this population. With many apps being efficacious, they may be a promising resource campuses provide their students. However, it is important understand why (or not) might want use and desired features.Information on students' interest inform which are provided how can use. This study aimed hesitation app relationship between needs, as defined by depression, anxiety, positive health, use.The web-based Healthy Minds Study collected information perceptions, service across colleges universities. We used sample 989 participants who completed survey 2018 2020 an elective module digital health. analyzed responses using mixed methods approach, including both descriptive inferential statistics, along with thematic coding open text responses.The Results from revealed that anxiety (b=-0.07; P<.001), but not depression (b=0.03; P=.12) (b=-0.02; P=.17), was significant predictor adoption. Prominent qualitative findings indicated most features included tips advice, access resources information, on-demand involves interaction throughout day. The also suggested overall desire human integrated into app. As predicted, hesitancy encountered, results there lack adoption preference.The underscore simply providing tools insufficient campuses. Although were app, uncertainty common participant responses. Working universities increase literacy allow gauge when appropriate helpful implementing

Язык: Английский

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Attitudes of Physicians and Individuals Toward Digital Mental Health Tools: Protocol for a Web-Based Survey Research Project

JMIR Research Protocols, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12, С. e41040 - e41040

Опубликована: Янв. 9, 2023

Digital transformation is impacting health care delivery. Great market dynamism bringing opportunities and concerns alike into public discussion. apps are a vibrant segment where regulation emerging, with Germany paving the way its DiGA (Digitale Gesundheitsanwendungen, in German, meaning digital apps) program. Simultaneously, mental ill-health constitutes global concern, prevalence expected to worsen due COVID-19 pandemic containment measures. Portugal National Health System may be useful testbed for interventions.The paper outlines protocol research project on attitudes of physicians potential users toward improve access care, patient outcomes, reduce burden disease ill-health.Web surveys will conducted acquire data from main stakeholders (physicians academic community). Data analysis replicate statistical performed studies Dahlhausen Borghouts derive conclusions regarding relative acceptance likelihood successful implementation Portugal.The findings proposed elicit important information how individuals perceive app interventions ill-health. collection ran between September 26 November 6, 2022, first study 20 October 20, second study. We obtained 160 responses study's survey 539 answers survey. concluded, both studies' results published 2023.The projected this have implications researchers academia, industry, policy makers concerning adoption associated interventions.DERR1-10.2196/41040.

Язык: Английский

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Individuals’ attitudes toward digital mental health apps and implications for adoption in Portugal: web-based survey

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 18, 2024

The literature is consensual regarding the academic community exhibiting higher levels of mental disorder prevalence than general population. potential digital health apps for improving access to resources cope with these issues ample. However, studies have yet be performed in Portugal on individuals' attitudes and perceptions toward applications or their preferences decision drivers obtaining care, self-assessment, treatment.

Язык: Английский

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Co-designing Healthy Living after Cancer Online: an online nutrition, physical activity, and psychosocial intervention for post-treatment cancer survivors

Journal of Cancer Survivorship, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 18(2), С. 606 - 616

Опубликована: Ноя. 14, 2022

The aim of the present study was to co-design Healthy Living after Cancer Online (HLaC Online), an online intervention supporting cancer survivors set and meet their healthy living goals. Adapted from initial telephone-delivered program, wireframes (PDF black white mock-ups) proposed program were presented in a series focus groups interviews our stakeholder group, which consisted survivors, oncology healthcare professionals, representatives support organisations. Stakeholders prompted for feedback on wireframe given end-user scenarios encourage deeper engagement with process. Transcriptions underwent thematic analysis determine features needed change or expansion. 27 participants took part one 8 10 interviews. Five themes identified relating (a) website design elements, (b) promoting maintaining long-term engagement, (c) relatability relevance, (d) navigating professional support, (e) family peer support. Recommended changes, such as simple activities guidance videos, integrated into HLaC prototype. Involving end-users process ensured intervention's relevance specificity needs survivors. Next steps include feasibility testing prototype, prior commencing national randomised control trial Online. aims improve quality life by making lifestyle changes physical activity, eating, weight management, mental health, fatigue management.

Язык: Английский

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Tele-Psychiatry for College Students: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

Journal of Medical Regulation, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 109(2), С. 21 - 28

Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2023

ABSTRACT College students are the human capital of a nation, and their college education lays foundation for success as future leaders society. However, ability to advance is often impeded by stress. Changes in lifestyle, increased academic workload, student debt, forming interpersonal relationships, coping with new adult responsibilities may result clinically significant anxiety depression that require medical attention. Left untreated, these illnesses hinder progress decrease graduation rates. constitute highly mobile population frequently traveling breaks school-related activities and, such, at risk interruption and/or discontinuation care. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged our offer consistent mental health care forced us implement public measures were long overdue. Temporary governmental policy changes allowing provision remote across state lines same reimbursement rate in-person services vital recovery, retention school, time-limited loosening state-based licensure restrictions clearly demonstrated feasibility, benefits, dire need widespread implementation telehealth. These important lessons should inform policies health. In this paper, we advocate therefore, temporary equitable rates be codified into law. current licensing regulations have not kept pace lived experience or modern society general. Given more lifestyles, frequent inevitable transitions which undesirable. Even if providers outside metropolitan areas readily available,1,2 fraught considerable error. We also national standardization tele-psychiatry procedures, including access electronic records taking matriculated students. To date, patchwork organizational models varying funding efficacy.

Язык: Английский

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Facilitating engagement of universal school-based digital mental health solutions through user experience: A qualitative exploration

Frontiers in Digital Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 5

Опубликована: Март 22, 2023

Digital mental health intervention (DMHI) programs offered in schools present a readily-accessible and flexible means for educating, empowering, supporting adolescents maintaining balanced health, especially during uncertain stressful times such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent studies indicate that effectiveness of DMHI improving students' well-being preventing from their complications depends on users' engagement. This study focuses identifying user experience factors can facilitate engagement with universal school-based (i.e., delivered to students regardless risks or conditions). To identify said factors, we sought gain deeper understanding perceptions, opinions, preferences actual end-users adolescents) regarding experiences both digital non-digital resources. Specifically, interviews were conducted two participant groups uncover reasons could lead better engage programs, well shortcomings prevent happening: (a) adolescent users who had either high low level specific solution; (b) voluntarily used non-school-based resources purposes other than treatment. Through thematic analysis interview data, most important (or primary) additionally desirable secondary) higher identified. Lastly, using evidence gathered our interviews, recommendations are proposed help targeting each identified factor increasing likelihood achieve desired outcome school students.

Язык: Английский

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