Opportunities to expand access to mental health services: A case for the role of online peer support communities.
Digital peer support
Early intervention
Mental health
Online communities
Journal
The Psychiatric quarterly
ISSN: 1573-6709
Titre abrégé: Psychiatr Q
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0376465
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2022
06 2022
Historique:
accepted:
26
01
2022
pubmed:
1
3
2022
medline:
30
4
2022
entrez:
28
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study investigated whether with disruptions in care due to the COVID-19 pandemic, persons who self-identified as living with a mental health condition increased their usage of an online peer support community. We also explored whether study participants who self-reported usage of online peer support communities were interested in using these communities to connect with evidence-based interventions and mental health services. This study employed a cross-sectional online survey design. The survey was disseminated by the Inspire online peer support community and Mental Health America through various social media channels. Descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted to summarize participant demographics, investigate patterns of use of online peer support communities, and interest in accessing additional programs through these platforms. There were 369 survey respondents, with a mean age of 49 (SD = 15.6), of which 77% were female. Most respondents self-reported having depression (34%), post-traumatic stress disorder (25%), and anxiety-related conditions (20%). The number of respondents who reported accessing online peer support platforms multiple times a day appeared to double after March 2020. We also found an overall positive association between frequency of community use and self-reported benefit to mental health. Approximately 81% of respondents expressed interest in accessing mental health services via an online peer support community. Persons who self-report living with mental health conditions and who engage in online peer support communities expressed interest in accessing evidence-based interventions via these online platforms. Participants were most interested in services related to enhancing coping mechanisms and skills, enabling overall wellbeing, and accessing therapy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35226251
doi: 10.1007/s11126-022-09974-7
pii: 10.1007/s11126-022-09974-7
pmc: PMC8883016
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
613-625Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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