Utilization of e-mental-health and online self-management interventions of patients with mental disorders—A cross-sectional analysis

Carolin Webelhorst, Lene Jepsen and Christine Rummel-Kluge

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: Background: Web-based treatments and online self-management interventions extend the range of therapeutic supply. Since the number of online self-management interventions is steadily increasing, we aimed to examine, how web-based services currently influence mental health care, asking about previous internet use and future interests of patients with mental disorders. Methods: We consulted patients (n = 400) from all services of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University of Leipzig using a 28-item questionnaire. Overall, 301 questionnaires could be used for analysis. The data were analysed by means of descriptive statistics and group comparisons. Results: The majority of patients (98.3%) were using the internet. Data revealed younger patients were searching for information on diseases (p

Date: 2020
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