Peter Musiat|Philip Goldstone|Nicholas Tarrier
Understanding the acceptability of e-mental health - attitudes and expectations towards computerised self-help treatments for mental health problems
King's College London|King's College London|King's College London
emental health mmental health include use technology prevention treatment aftercare mental health problems economical pressure mental health services increasing emental health mmental health could bridge treatment gaps reduce waiting times patients deliver interventions lower costs however despite existence numerous effective interventions transition computerised interventions care slow aim present study investigate acceptability emental health mmental health general populationan advisory group service users identified dimensions potentially influence individuals decision engage particular treatment mental health problems large sample n 490 recruited email flyers social media asked rate acceptability different treatment options mental health problems domains results analysed using repeated measures manovaparticipants rated perceived helpfulness intervention ability motivate users intervention credibility immediate access without waiting time important dimensions regard engaging treatment mental health problems participants expected facetoface therapy meet needs dimensions computerised treatments smartphone applications mental health reported meet participants expectations domains however interventions scored higher facetoface treatments domains associated convenience access overall participants reported low likelihood using computerised treatments mental health futureindividuals study expressed negative views computerised selfhelp intervention low likelihood use future improve implementation uptake policy makers need improve public perception interventions