The Effect of Digital Health Interventions on Parents’ Mental Health Literacy and Help Seeking for Their Child’s Mental Health Problem: Systematic Review (Preprint)

Goods, Marquelle

doi:10.2196/preprints.28771

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“…The attitudes of preschool children and infants were investigated very little, with only one study focusing on these age groups [36]. This result can be explained by the fact that there are very few DHIs designed for very young age groups [53]. For example, a scoping review published in 2019 on DHI and mental health literacy for the children aged 2 to 12 years children found only 4 results [53].…”

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“…This result can be explained by the fact that there are very few DHIs designed for very young age groups [53]. For example, a scoping review published in 2019 on DHI and mental health literacy for the children aged 2 to 12 years children found only 4 results [53]. To the best of our knowledge, no previous review has explored the engagement of families of toddlers and preschool children in DHIs.…”

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Attitudes of Children, Adolescents, and Their Parents Toward Digital Health Interventions: Scoping Review

d'Halluin¹,

Costa²,

Morgiève³

et al. 2023

J Med Internet Res

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Background The prevalence of mental health problems in children and adolescents is high. As these problems can impact this population’s developmental trajectories, they constitute a public health concern. This situation is accentuated by the fact that children and adolescents infrequently seek help. Digital health interventions (DHIs) offer an opportunity to bridge the treatment gap between health care needs and patient engagement in care. Additional detailed research is needed to identify how children and adolescents can be empowered to access help through DHIs. In this context, an understanding of their attitudes toward digital health appears to be a necessary first step in facilitating the effective implementation of DHIs. Objective This study aimed to establish an inventory of children’s, adolescents’, and their parents’ attitudes toward DHIs. Methods A scoping review following PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) recommendations was performed using the MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO databases. This research was conducted using 3 key concepts: “child and adolescent mental health service users,” “digital health interventions,” and “attitudes.” Data extracted included the name of the publishing journal, the methodology used, the target population, the DHI studied, and the principal results. Results Of 1548 studies found, 30 (1.94%) were included in our analysis. Among these, 13 concerned satisfaction, 24 concerned preferences, 22 concerned the use of DHI, 11 concerned perception, and 10 concerned needs. Conclusions The results of this study provide a better understanding of the factors influencing children’s and adolescents’ attitudes toward digital health and DHIs. The continued growth of DHIs can help reduce barriers to mental health care. Future research on these interventions should investigate the needs of the targeted populations to increase their engagement in care.

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Section: Population Recruitment and Countries Of Originmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes of Children, Adolescents, and Their Parents Toward Digital Health Interventions: Scoping Review

d'Halluin¹,

Costa²,

Morgiève³

et al. 2023

J Med Internet Res

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“…In 2014, a systematic review of 18 studies of web-based interventions targeting help-seeking in young people aged between 14 and 25 years (only 4 of which included adolescents) found that although the trials did not change in help-seeking behavior, quasi-experimental and cross-sectional studies reported that interventions facilitated seeking professional help for an average of 35% of users [12]. A recent scoping review of 4 studies of digital health interventions aimed at improving help-seeking behavior or access to mental health services among parents or caregivers of 2-to 12-year-olds concluded there was some evidence of improved mental health literacy but not necessarily help-seeking [13].…”

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A Text Message Intervention for Adolescents With Depression and Their Parents or Caregivers to Overcome Cognitive Barriers to Mental Health Treatment Initiation: Focus Groups and Pilot Trial (Preprint)

Suffoletto¹,

Goldstein²,

Brent³

2021

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BACKGROUND Many adolescents with depression do not pursue mental health (MH) treatment following referral by a heathcare provider. We developed a theory-based automated text message intervention (Text to Connect, T2C) that attempts to reduce cognitive barriers to initiation of MH care. OBJECTIVE In this 2-phase study, we sought to first understand potential for T2C and then test engagement, usability, and potential efficacy of T2C among adolescents with depression and their parent/caregiver. METHODS In phase 1, we conducted focus groups with adolescents with depression (n=9) and their parent/caregiver (n=9) separately and transcripts were examined for themes. In phase 2, we conducted an open trial of T2C with adolescents with depression referred to MH care (n=43) and their parent/caregiver (n=28). We assessed usability by examining program engagement, usability ratings and qualitative feedback at 4-weeks follow-up. We assessed potential effectiveness by examining change in perceived barriers to treatment and MH care initiation from baseline to 4-weeks. RESULTS In phase 1, we found that themes supported the T2C approach. In phase 2, we found high engagement with daily negative affect check-ins, high usability ratings, and self-reported decreases in barriers to MH treatment over time among adolescents. At 4-weeks follow-up, most adolescents reported either having initiated MH care (52%) or pending scheduling (15%), leaving only 15% of adolescents still not interested in MH care. CONCLUSIONS Findings from this study suggest that T2C is acceptable to adolescents with depression and most parent/caregivers, is used at high rates, and may be helpful to reduce cognitive barriers to MH care initiation. CLINICALTRIAL NCT04560075

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Attitudes of Children, Adolescents, and Their Parents Toward Digital Health Interventions: Scoping Review (Preprint)

d'Halluin¹,

Costa²,

Morgiève³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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BACKGROUND The prevalence of mental health problems in children and adolescents is high. As these problems can impact this population’s developmental trajectories, they constitute a public health concern. This situation is accentuated by the fact that children and adolescents infrequently seek help. Digital health interventions (DHI) offer an opportunity to bridge the treatment gap between healthcare needs and patient engagement in care. Additional detailed research is needed to identify how children and adolescents can be empowered to access help through DHI. In this context, an understanding of their attitudes to digital health would appear to be a necessary first step in facilitating the effective implementation of DHI. OBJECTIVE To establish an inventory of children’s, adolescents’, and their parents’ attitudes about DHI. METHODS A scoping review following PRISMA’s recommendations was performed using the MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycINFO databases. The research was conducted using three key concepts: “child and adolescent mental health service users”, “digital health interventions” and “attitudes”. Data extracted included the name of the publishing journal, the methodology used, the target population, the DHI studied, and the principal results. RESULTS Of the 1 548 studies found, 30 (2%) were included in our analysis. Among these, 13 concerned satisfaction, 24 preferences, 22 the use of DHI, 11 perception, and 10 needs. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study provide a better understanding of the factors influencing children and adolescents’ attitudes toward digital health and DHI. The continued growth of DHI can help to reduce barriers to mental health care. Future research on these interventions should investigate the needs of the populations targeted, in order to increase their engagement in care.

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The Effect of Digital Health Interventions on Parents’ Mental Health Literacy and Help Seeking for Their Child’s Mental Health Problem: Systematic Review (Preprint)

Cited by 3 publications

References 42 publications

Attitudes of Children, Adolescents, and Their Parents Toward Digital Health Interventions: Scoping Review

Attitudes of Children, Adolescents, and Their Parents Toward Digital Health Interventions: Scoping Review

A Text Message Intervention for Adolescents With Depression and Their Parents or Caregivers to Overcome Cognitive Barriers to Mental Health Treatment Initiation: Focus Groups and Pilot Trial (Preprint)

Attitudes of Children, Adolescents, and Their Parents Toward Digital Health Interventions: Scoping Review (Preprint)

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