前线专业人员对技术的使用和态度,以支持对患有抑郁症状的青少年进行干预:混合方法调查
Maria E Loades1, Bethany Cliffe2, Grace Perry1
1Department of Psychology, University of Bath, UK.
Clinical child psychology and psychiatry
|November 6, 2023
概括
心理健康专业人士认为,技术可以帮助青少年治疗抑郁症. 他们发现在线资源对轻度至中度症状最有用,这表明他们对数字工具如在线自助干预 (SSI) 有兴趣.
科学领域:
- 心理健康 心理健康
- 数字健康数字健康
- 青少年心理学 青少年心理学
背景情况:
- 青少年抑郁症是一个重大的公共卫生挑战.
- 对于青少年心理健康的可访问和有效干预措施的需求越来越大.
- 技术提供了潜在的解决方案,可以弥合心理健康护理获取的差距.
研究的目的:
- 评估前线专业人员对使用技术治疗青少年抑郁症的态度.
- 探索在线资源和数字干预措施的感知有用性,例如自助干预 (SSI).
- 了解专业人士对学习和在实践中使用数字工具的兴趣.
主要方法:
- 对115名英国专业人士进行了横截面调查.
- 参与者包括低强度从业者,全科医生,教育工作人员和学校护士.
- 定量数据进行了描述性分析,定性数据进行了反射主题分析.
主要成果:
- 专业人士报告了良好的技术能力和对青少年抑郁症支持技术的良好态度.
- 在线资源被评为与严重症状相比,对轻度至中度症状最有用.
- 专业人士表示有兴趣了解在线SSI,因为他们认为SSI有助于解决需求与访问差距.
结论:
- 包括SSI在内的技术对心理健康专业人员在支持患有抑郁症的青少年方面非常感兴趣.
- 数字工具可能在改善年轻人获得和提供心理健康护理方面发挥关键作用.
- 建议进行进一步的研究,以调查SSI在治疗青少年抑郁症方面的有效性.
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