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Young People's Barriers and Facilitators of Engagement with Web-Based Mental Health Interventions for Anxiety and Depression: A Qualitative Study.
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- Community-based mental health interventions for reducing youth suicidal thoughts and behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Adolescents' Preferences, Experiences, and Views of 2 Online Programs for Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Parent and Adolescent Preferences for Online Youth Mental Health Support Programs: A Discrete Choice Experiment.The patient · 2026Article
- Empowering Young Adults as Agents of Household Dietary Change: Findings From a Pilot Study Involving a Digital, Family-Led Sodium Reduction Intervention in Singapore.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Young People's Preferences for Web-Based Mental Health Interventions for Managing Anxiety and Depression: A Discrete Choice Experiment.Applied health economics and health policy · 2025Article
- Discrete Choice Experiment Versus Best-Worst Scaling: An Empirical Comparison in Eliciting Young People's Preferences for Web-Based Mental Health Interventions.The patient · 2025Article
- Collaborating With Young People: Identifying the Barriers and Facilitators in Co-Designed Research.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in young people have increased in many countries around the world. Web-based mental health interventions (or W-MHIs) have the potential to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms for young people. Although W-MHIs have become more widely used by young people since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, real-world engagement in these W-MHIs has remained low compared with engagement reported in research studies. Moreover, there are limited studies examining factors influencing engagement with W-MHIs in the post-COVID-19 pandemic years.
objectiveThis study aims to explore barriers and facilitators of engagement with W-MHIs for anxiety and depression among young people.
methodSeventeen semi-structured interviews and one focus group with three participants were conducted online via Zoom between February and March 2023. Participants were young people aged 18-25 years who had self-reported experience of anxiety and/or depression in the past 6 months, lived in Australia, and considered using W-MHIs to manage their anxiety and/or depression symptoms. Inductive thematic analysis was performed to understand the key barriers and facilitators of young people's engagement with W-MHIs.
resultsBoth individual- and intervention-related factors influenced young people's engagement with W-MHIs. Facilitators of engagement included personal trust and beliefs in W-MHIs, ability to contact a health professional, programme suitability (e.g., affordability, content aligning with user needs), programme usability (e.g., user interface), and accessibility of the online platform. Barriers included concerns about online security, lack of human interaction and immediate responses from health professionals (if any), and negative experience with mental health programmes. Participants expressed greater willingness to pay if they could contact health professionals during the programme.
conclusionBetter promotion strategies for mental health and W-MHI awareness are needed to increase the perceived importance and priority of mental health interventions among young people. Young people should be involved in the W-MHI co-design to enhance the programme suitability and usability for young people, fostering their engagement with W-MHIs.
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