Emily G. Lattie|Elizabeth C Adkins|Nathan Winquist|Colleen Stiles?Shields|Q. Eileen Wafford|Andrea K. Graham
Digital Mental Health Interventions for Depression, Anxiety, and Enhancement of Psychological Well-Being Among College Students: Systematic Review
Behavioral Tech|Northwestern University|Behavioral Tech|Northwestern University|Behavioral Tech|Northwestern University|Rush University Medical Center|Northwestern University|Behavioral Tech|Northwestern University
background college students increasingly reporting common mental health problems depression anxiety frequently encounter barriers seeking traditional mental health treatments digital mental health interventions delivered via web apps offer potential improve access mental health treatment objective study aimed review literature digital mental health interventions focused depression anxiety enhancement psychological wellbeing among samples college students identify effectiveness usability acceptability uptake adoption programs methods conducted systematic review using preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses guidelines registration number crd42018092800 search strategy conducted medical research librarian following databases medline ovid embase elsevier psycinfo ebscohost cochrane library wiley web science thomson reuters date inception april 2019 data synthesized using systematic narrative synthesis framework formal quality assessments conducted address risk bias results total 89 studies met inclusion criteria majority interventions 7189 80 delivered via website common intervention internetbased cognitive behavioral therapy 28 31 many programs 33 37 featured human support form coaching majority programs either effective 42 47 partially effective 30 34 producing beneficial changes main psychological outcome variables approximately half studies 45 51 present usability acceptability outcomes studies 4 4 examined broad implementation digital mental health interventions college campuses quality assessments revealed moderatetosevere risk bias many studies conclusions results suggest digital mental health interventions effective improving depression anxiety psychological wellbeing among college students rigorous studies needed ascertain effective elements interventions continued research improving user experience thus user engagement programs appears vital sustainable implementation digital mental health interventions college campuses