Acceptability of internet interventions for youth mental health in Vietnam

Sobowale, Kunmi; Nguyen, Minh Hue; Weiss, Bahr; Van, Tyanne Tuyen; Trung, Lam Tu

doi:10.1017/gmh.2016.18

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“…After we introduced the website suckhoetre.vn to selected secondary schools in Cantho city, Vietnam, nearly all of the students visited the site at least once or twice a week, and most of them used the website just to read information, which suggests that this is a good approach to give students relatively easy access to information they need. These ndings are in line with a report from Hue city, Vietnam in which both parents and students anticipated that the Internet would be a useful source for obtaining and sharing information for young people in Vietnam (Sobowale, Nguyen, Weiss, Van, & Trung, 2016). Most of the youth in our study population had access to Internet at home and very often on a smartphone, which would provide the con dentiality they need.…”

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Assessment of a Website Aimed at Providing Information on Mental Health to Secondary School Students in Cantho City, Vietnam

Nguyen

Pham

Wright³

et al. 2021

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Background: The stigmatization of mental health problems is a primary barrier for young people to approach mental health services when they suspect they might have a problem. Instead it is becoming common, especially for youth, to look for information on the Internet. This study explored the responses of secondary school students in Cantho city to the suckhoetre.vn website, which aimed to provide information on health and mental health, and to assess its potential relevance, appeal, accessibility, usefulness, and sustainability. Methods: A cross-sectional study included 643 secondary school students in Cantho city selected by cluster sampling. Students were introduced to the website; after two weeks they were invited to evaluate it using an anonymous questionnaire. The Chi-squared test was used to assess the significance of differences in the distribution of selected sociodemographic characteristics.Results: Most (98.6%) of the students visited the website in the two-week period, 74% once or twice a week, the others more often, up to once a day. Their activities included reading information (85.8%), seeking help (17.7%), sharing information (15.5%), giving advice to others (11.0%), and chatting or giving comments (9.8%). Most students rated the website very highly in terms of appeal, relevance, accessibility, and usefulness, and wanted to have access to the website in the future. These findings are positive signals to pursue the application of a website on mental health for secondary school students as a contribution to better mental health for adolescents in Cantho city and elsewhere.Conclusion: A website designed to provide information to secondary school students appeared to be an effective way to provide access to information on the sensitive topic of mental health. The website should be maintained and introduced more widely to students, teachers and parents, with a continuous evaluation of its effectiveness.

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Assessment of a Website Aimed at Providing Information on Mental Health to Secondary School Students in Cantho City, Vietnam

Nguyen

Pham

Wright³

et al. 2021

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“…With most of the studies reviewed being conducted in developed countries, digital responses to CYPMH seem unbalanced. Previous research [ 60 - 62 ] highlighted the paucity of access to DHIs in low- and middle-income countries. This inequality could be because of limited resources (both financial and human), shortage of skilled personnel, infrastructure problems leading to poor internet penetration and connectivity [ 63 ], or the absence of a specific CYPMH policy [ 64 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Engaging Children and Young People in Digital Mental Health Interventions: Systematic Review of Modes of Delivery, Facilitators, and Barriers

Liverpool¹,

Mota²,

Sales³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background There is a high prevalence of children and young people (CYP) experiencing mental health (MH) problems. Owing to accessibility, affordability, and scalability, an increasing number of digital health interventions (DHIs) have been developed and incorporated into MH treatment. Studies have shown the potential of DHIs to improve MH outcomes. However, the modes of delivery used to engage CYP in digital MH interventions may differ, with implications for the extent to which findings pertain to the level of engagement with the DHI. Knowledge of the various modalities could aid in the development of interventions that are acceptable and feasible. Objective This review aimed to (1) identify modes of delivery used in CYP digital MH interventions, (2) explore influencing factors to usage and implementation, and (3) investigate ways in which the interventions have been evaluated and whether CYP engage in DHIs. Methods A literature search was performed in the Cochrane Library, Excerpta Medica dataBASE (EMBASE), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), and PsycINFO databases using 3 key concepts “child and adolescent mental health,” “digital intervention,” and “engagement.” Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed using rigorous inclusion criteria and screening by at least two reviewers. The selected articles were assessed for quality using the mixed methods appraisal tool, and data were extracted to address the review aims. Data aggregation and synthesis were conducted and presented as descriptive numerical summaries and a narrative synthesis, respectively. Results This study identified 6 modes of delivery from 83 articles and 71 interventions for engaging CYP: (1) websites, (2) games and computer-assisted programs, (3) apps, (4) robots and digital devices, (5) virtual reality, and (6) mobile text messaging. Overall, 2 themes emerged highlighting intervention-specific and person-specific barriers and facilitators to CYP’s engagement. These themes encompassed factors such as suitability, usability, and acceptability of the DHIs and motivation, capability, and opportunity for the CYP using DHIs. The literature highlighted that CYP prefer DHIs with features such as videos, limited text, ability to personalize, ability to connect with others, and options to receive text message reminders. The findings of this review suggest a high average retention rate of 79% in studies involving various DHIs. Conclusions The development of DHIs is increasing and may be of interest to CYP, particularly in the area of MH treatment. With continuous technological advancements, it is important to know which modalities may increase engagement and help CYP who are facing MH problems. This review identified the existing modalities and highlighted the influencing factors from the perspective of CYP. This knowledge provides information that can be used to design and evaluate new interventions and offers important theoretical insights into how and why CYP engage in DHIs.

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“…Other research (in Vietnam) has shown that although people are not aware of the availability of internet-based interventions, they do express that such intervention would be useful, especially when incorporating psychoeducation and the possibility of sharing of information ( Sobowale et al, 2016 ). The same challenge also applied in our study in Indonesia, in that 95% of our participants were unaware of existing internet-based interventions but were willing to try using it.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous studies on the Technology Acceptance Model on e-health in LMICs showed that both perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness were important factors of e-health acceptance in the context of mental health (e.g. ( Hoque et al, 2017 ; Sobowale et al, 2016 ). Those studies provide evidence that e-health is acceptable to potential users in LMICs.…”

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confidence: 99%

Acceptability of internet-based interventions for depression in Indonesia

Arjadi

Nauta

Bockting

2018

Internet Interventions

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BackgroundIn Indonesia, internet-based interventions may represent a promising strategy to reduce the mental health gap given that the level of internet usage in the country continues to increase. To check the acceptability of internet-based interventions, this study investigates factors that contribute to the use of internet-based interventions for depression in Indonesia.MethodThe survey was conducted online and had 904 participants recruited from specific social networks on mental health and general social media (Mean age = 27.07, 50.22% females). The three dependent variables were (1) behavioral intention to start using internet-based interventions for depression, (2) preference to use it as a substitute for regular treatments and (3) preference to use it to complement regular treatments. The predictor variables included sociodemographic characteristics, perceived mental health conditions, personal situational characteristics, personal innovativeness toward online services, and depression level.ResultsA large majority reported to be open to using internet-based interventions for depression (73.7%), as well as to use it as a substitution (73.3%) or as a complementary (73%) to regular treatments. Personal innovativeness toward online services was the strongest significant predictor for all types of use, even when corrected for current depression level. When added to the analyses separately, depression level was the second strongest predictive factor for all dependent variables.ConclusionThe majority of Indonesians showed openness to use internet-based interventions for depression. To increase the adoption of internet-based interventions for depression, it is important to first promote internet usage to more people across the country, especially for those who are currently depressed.

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Acceptability of internet interventions for youth mental health in Vietnam

Cited by 26 publications

References 42 publications

Assessment of a Website Aimed at Providing Information on Mental Health to Secondary School Students in Cantho City, Vietnam

Assessment of a Website Aimed at Providing Information on Mental Health to Secondary School Students in Cantho City, Vietnam

Engaging Children and Young People in Digital Mental Health Interventions: Systematic Review of Modes of Delivery, Facilitators, and Barriers

Acceptability of internet-based interventions for depression in Indonesia

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