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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Synthesizing Stakeholders Perspectives on Online Psychological Interventions to Improve the Mental Health of the Italian Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey Study.

Vanessa Bertuzzi, Michelle Semonella, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Gerhard Andersson, Giada Pietrabissa

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Vanessa BertuzziDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8541-5357
Michelle SemonellaDepartment of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel.
Gianluca CastelnuovoDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2633-9822
Gerhard AnderssonDepartment of Behavioural Science and Learning, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.
Giada PietrabissaDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy.
University of Milan · ITBar-Ilan University · ILLinköping University · SE

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to significantly increase the prevalence of mental health problems, thus raising the need for psychological support interventions around the world. Online psychological interventions have already been shown to be an effective solution to promote psychological treatments. Nevertheless, planning and developing an online intervention, involving possible stakeholders, might facilitate the dissemination of, willingness to use, and success of the future intervention. This study aims to explore and compare the experiences that Italians living in Italy and abroad had with available support services during the COVID-19 pandemic, their needs, and attitudes, as well as possible barriers to online psychological interventions. A sample of 1024 Italians (F = 69.8%; mean age = 41.3; SD = 15.3) was recruited through social media platforms and personal contacts and they were asked to complete an online survey. Results showed that perceived psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic improved. In Europe, psychological support was delivered mainly in person (69.0%), while online interventions were primarily used in extra-European countries (57%). Then, only 44% of the total sample was interested in trying an online psychological intervention. Various advantages and disadvantages were defined by stakeholders: The main advantages were the reduction in geographical distances, economic reasons, and the reduction in the waiting list; The main disadvantages were problems with technology, low motivation of users, and privacy/safety reasons. These data made it possible to improve the knowledge regarding the views and attitudes that Italians have about online psychological interventions, and shed light on how to increase the uptake of digital health.

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COVID-19Internet-Based InterventionAdultHumansMental HealthPandemicsPsychosocial Interventionclinical psychologyCOVID-19online psychological interventionstakeholders survey

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