Investigating information needs and preferences regarding digital mental health services among medical and psychology students in Germany: A qualitative study.

Autor:	Braun P; Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany., Schwientek AK; Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany.; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munchen, Germany., Angerer P; Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany., Guthardt L; Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany., Icks A; Institute for Health Services Research and Health Economics, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany., Loerbroks A; Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany., Apolinário-Hagen J; Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Digital health [Digit Health] 2023 May 25; Vol. 9, pp. 20552076231173568. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 25 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1177/20552076231173568
Abstrakt:	Background: Since 2020, physicians and psychotherapists in Germany can prescribe digital mental health services (dMHSs). However, even future healthcare professionals (HCPs), such as medical and psychology students, remain reluctant to use dMHSs, although they are a risk group for mental health issues themselves. Reasons include scepticism and lacking awareness of dMHSs, which can be addressed by acceptance-facilitating interventions (AFIs) such as information strategies. To date, though, little is known about their information needs. Methods: Semi-structured interviews with n = 21 students were conducted between August and September 2021. Students of legal age studying psychology or medicine at a German university could participate. Interview recordings were transcribed verbatim and content-analyzed according to Mayring, using deductive and inductive coding. Results: Most students reported having little experience with dMHSs. Digital health has barely been raised in their study, even though it was perceived as crucial for personal needs as well as in preparation for their work as HCPs. Students favoured receiving information on and recommendations for dMHSs from their university via, e.g. social media or seminars. Among others, information about data safety, scientific evidence base and application scope were preferred. Additionally, information on costs as well as user reviews seemed to be essential components of information strategies because students were concerned that high costs or low usability would hinder uptake. Conclusions: The results give first insights on how future HCPs would like to be informed on dMHSs. Future research should focus on systematic variations of AFIs' components mimicking real-world decision scenarios to increase the adoption of dMHSs. Competing Interests: The authors declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: During data collection and analysis, PB has worked for the Rehappy GmbH, which developed a medical app for the rehabilitation of stroke patients. All other authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© The Author(s) 2023.)
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