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  • Mental Health Research
  • Web User Experience

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  • Depression is a prevalent mental disorder and a leading cause of disability.
  • Internet-based interventions offer a promising approach to mental healthcare, overcoming traditional treatment barriers.
  • Understanding user experience (UX) is crucial for the effectiveness of online mental health resources.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of depressive symptoms on subjective and objective measures of web user experience.
  • To determine how depression severity influences users' perception and performance with information websites.

Main Methods:

  • A two-part online study involving 721 participants.
  • Participants completed search and memory tasks on functional websites.
  • Website evaluations used standardized measures; depression screening via PHQ-9; analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM).

Main Results:

  • Significant associations found between depressive symptoms and subjective UX (content, usability, aesthetics).
  • Depression severity negatively affected website content perception, indirectly reducing the intention to revisit.
  • Objective task performance on websites was not significantly influenced by users' depressive symptoms.

Conclusions:

  • Depression alters subjective website perception, influencing key features like content, usability, and aesthetics.
  • Positive user experience is vital for engagement and retention in online interventions, potentially reducing dropout.
  • Design and evaluation of e-mental health platforms must consider the biased perceptions and needs of users with depression.