Students' perceptions of an online mental health intervention: a qualitative interview study.

Autor: Irish M; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Box P059, SE5 8AF, London, UK. madeleine.irish@kcl.ac.uk., Zeiler M; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090, Vienna, Austria., Kuso S; Ferdinand Porsche FernFH-Distance Learning University of Applied Sciences, Ferdinand Porsche Ring 3, 2700, Wiener Neustadt, Austria., Musiat P; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Box P059, SE5 8AF, London, UK., Potterton R; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Box P059, SE5 8AF, London, UK., Wagner G; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090, Vienna, Austria., Karwautz A; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090, Vienna, Austria., Waldherr K; Ferdinand Porsche FernFH-Distance Learning University of Applied Sciences, Ferdinand Porsche Ring 3, 2700, Wiener Neustadt, Austria., Schmidt U; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Box P059, SE5 8AF, London, UK.; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, SE5 8AZ, Camberwell, London, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater [Neuropsychiatr] 2021 Dec; Vol. 35 (4), pp. 177-186. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 28.
DOI: 10.1007/s40211-020-00383-5
Abstrakt: Background: University students are at a heightened risk of developing mental health disorders. Online interventions are becoming increasingly popular in this target group, both to prevent the development of mental health disorders and to treat existing ones. The PLUS (Personality and Living of University Students) programme is a web-based targeted prevention intervention which has been tested across two European countries. Completion of this programme has been relatively poor. Understanding university students' opinions, experiences and perceptions of the PLUS programme can lead to future improvements in intervention design, engagement and dissemination.
Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with university students from the UK (n = 10) and Austria (n = 14) who had previously had access to PLUS. Students were asked about their perception and experiences of the programme, and how it could be improved. Results were analysed using thematic analysis.
Results: Experience of online prevention programmes in general were limited and as a result of this, few had specific expectations of the PLUS programme before signing up. The lack of guidance and accountability due to the online nature of the programme made engagement challenging for many, however, frequent reminder emails helped mitigate this. In terms of positives of the programme, participants found the flexibility suitable for students and many noticed that the programme created change in how they thought or behaved.
Conclusion: Overall, the PLUS programme was well received by students, despite study retention being poor. Although PLUS was viewed as a useful tool to integrate into the university setting, several improvements were suggested to increase engagement. By considering this feedback, uptake and intervention completion can be improved for future preventative interventions.
(© 2020. Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, ein Teil von Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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