The Effects of Psychotherapeutic e-Mental Health Interventions on Male Depression and Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Preprint)

Opozda, Melissa; Oxlad, Melissa; Turnbull, Deborah; Gupta, Himanshu; Vincent, Andrew; Ziesing, Samuel; Nankivell, Murray; Wittert, Gary

doi:10.2196/40854

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“…We found that though few eMH interventions have been designed to suit men’s specific needs and preferences ( Opozda et al ., 2023b , 2024 ), men have clear ideas about what they want to see in these programmes and what helps and hinders their use of them. Our meta-synthesis ( Opozda et al ., 2024 ) of eight studies showed that men’s use of eMH was facilitated by their perceptions that apps and technology are inherently motivating and convenient, supportive and encouragement from important others such as a partner or family, a perception that using eMH helped them to gain some control over their own mental health, and positive mental health and relationship outcomes.…”

Section: The State Of the Evidence On Emh For Menmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our meta-analysis ( Opozda et al ., 2023b ) found considerable current uncertainty in the data related to the effectiveness of eMH interventions for men. We were unable to include 177 papers on mixed sex or gender eMH trials because they had not presented gender or sex disaggregated outcome data, leaving just seven includable papers.…”

Section: The State Of the Evidence On Emh For Menmentioning

confidence: 99%

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E-mental health interventions for men: an urgent call for cohesive Australian policy and investment

Opozda,

Drummond,

Gupta

et al. 2024

Health Promotion International

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Few men who experience a common mental disorder access any mental healthcare from a health professional. E-mental health (eMH; online) interventions may facilitate men’s access to mental healthcare and reduce inequities in access via assistance in a format that aligns with their preferences and needs. Recent reviews show that men who have used these programmes generally find them useful and satisfactory; however, data on their effectiveness and factors impacting effectiveness in men’s use are limited. Few eMH interventions have been designed specifically to suit men’s preferences and circumstances, and little is known about the eMH-related experiences and needs of men from vulnerable and marginalized backgrounds. Despite their potential, Australian men’s health, digital mental health, preventive health, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and social and emotional well-being policies—and men’s health policies from Malaysia, Ireland, and South Africa—make no specific mention to progressing the use or evaluation of eMH for men. We present a series of policy recommendations, aiming to improve men’s access to effective and acceptable mental health assistance via eMH and increase health professional confidence to recommend and support these programmes. These include (i) the need for specific, connected health policy actions and targeted funding; (ii) policy priorities for intervention development, dissemination and evaluation; and (iii) for the experiences of men, particularly those from marginalized and vulnerable backgrounds, to be centred in policy. eMH for men should be promoted alongside interventions to reduce systems and social-level determinants of men’s mental health inequities.

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Section: The State Of the Evidence On Emh For Menmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The State Of the Evidence On Emh For Menmentioning

confidence: 99%