Bergin, Aislinn D and Vallejos, Elvira Perez and Davies, E Bethan and Daley, David and Ford, Tamsin and Harold, Gordon and Hetrick, Sarah and Kidner, Megan and Long, Yunfei and Merry, Sally and Morriss, Richard and Sayal, Kapil and Sonuga-Barke, Edmund and Robinson, Jo and Torous, John and Hollis, Chris (2020) Preventive digital mental health interventions for children and young people: a review of the design and reporting of research. npj Digital Medicine, 3 (1). 133-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-020-00339-7
Bergin, Aislinn D and Vallejos, Elvira Perez and Davies, E Bethan and Daley, David and Ford, Tamsin and Harold, Gordon and Hetrick, Sarah and Kidner, Megan and Long, Yunfei and Merry, Sally and Morriss, Richard and Sayal, Kapil and Sonuga-Barke, Edmund and Robinson, Jo and Torous, John and Hollis, Chris (2020) Preventive digital mental health interventions for children and young people: a review of the design and reporting of research. npj Digital Medicine, 3 (1). 133-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-020-00339-7
Bergin, Aislinn D and Vallejos, Elvira Perez and Davies, E Bethan and Daley, David and Ford, Tamsin and Harold, Gordon and Hetrick, Sarah and Kidner, Megan and Long, Yunfei and Merry, Sally and Morriss, Richard and Sayal, Kapil and Sonuga-Barke, Edmund and Robinson, Jo and Torous, John and Hollis, Chris (2020) Preventive digital mental health interventions for children and young people: a review of the design and reporting of research. npj Digital Medicine, 3 (1). 133-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-020-00339-7
Abstract
Digital health interventions (DHIs) have frequently been highlighted as one way to respond to increasing levels of mental health problems in children and young people. Whilst many are developed to address existing mental health problems, there is also potential for DHIs to address prevention and early intervention. However, there are currently limitations in the design and reporting of the development, evaluation and implementation of preventive DHIs that can limit their adoption into real-world practice. This scoping review aimed to examine existing evidence-based DHI interventions and review how well the research literature described factors that researchers need to include in their study designs and reports to support real-world implementation. A search was conducted for relevant publications published from 2013 onwards. Twenty-one different interventions were identified from 30 publications, which took a universal (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 12), selective (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 3) and indicative (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 15) approach to preventing poor mental health. Most interventions targeted adolescents, with only two studies including children aged ≤10 years. There was limited reporting of user co-design involvement in intervention development. Barriers and facilitators to implementation varied across the delivery settings, and only a minority reported financial costs involved in delivering the intervention. This review found that while there are continued attempts to design and evaluate DHIs for children and young people, there are several points of concern. More research is needed with younger children and those from poorer and underserved backgrounds. Co-design processes with children and young people should be recognised and reported as a necessary component within DHI research as they are an important factor in the design and development of interventions, and underpin successful adoption and implementation. Reporting the type and level of human support provided as part of the intervention is also important in enabling the sustained use and implementation of DHIs.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Medical research; Psychology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2020 15:45 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 19:05 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/29127 |
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