Effectiveness and impact of networked communication interventions in young people with mental health conditions: a rapid review
Effectiveness and impact of networked communication interventions in young people with mental health conditions: a rapid review
Objective: to describe the latest evidence of effectiveness and impact of networked communication interventions for young people with mental health conditions.
Methods: searching five databases from 2009 onwards, we included studies of any design investigating two-way communication interventions for the treatment of young people (mean age 12–25) with a chronic mental health disorder. The data were synthesised using narrative summary.
Results: six studies met the inclusion criteria, covering a range of mental health conditions (depression, psychosis, OCD). Interventions included an online chat room (n = 2), videoconferencing (n = 3) and telephone (n = 1). Where studies compared two groups, equivalence or a statistically significant improvement in symptoms was observed compared to control. Views of patients and clinicians included impact on the patient-clinician interaction. Clinicians did not feel it hindered their diagnostic ability.
Conclusion: networked communication technologies show promise in the treatment of young people with mental health problems but the current available evidence remains limited and the evidence base has not advanced much since the previous inception of this review in 2011.
Practice implications: although the available research is generally positive, robust evidence relating to the provision of care for young persons via these technologies is lacking and healthcare providers should be mindful of this.
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Verran, Alice, Uddin, Ayesha, Court, Rachel, Taggart, Frances, Sutcliffe, Paul, Sturt, Jackie, Griffiths, Frances and Atherton, Helen
(2018)
Effectiveness and impact of networked communication interventions in young people with mental health conditions: a rapid review.
Digital Health, 4.
(doi:10.1177/2055207618762209).
Abstract
Objective: to describe the latest evidence of effectiveness and impact of networked communication interventions for young people with mental health conditions.
Methods: searching five databases from 2009 onwards, we included studies of any design investigating two-way communication interventions for the treatment of young people (mean age 12–25) with a chronic mental health disorder. The data were synthesised using narrative summary.
Results: six studies met the inclusion criteria, covering a range of mental health conditions (depression, psychosis, OCD). Interventions included an online chat room (n = 2), videoconferencing (n = 3) and telephone (n = 1). Where studies compared two groups, equivalence or a statistically significant improvement in symptoms was observed compared to control. Views of patients and clinicians included impact on the patient-clinician interaction. Clinicians did not feel it hindered their diagnostic ability.
Conclusion: networked communication technologies show promise in the treatment of young people with mental health problems but the current available evidence remains limited and the evidence base has not advanced much since the previous inception of this review in 2011.
Practice implications: although the available research is generally positive, robust evidence relating to the provision of care for young persons via these technologies is lacking and healthcare providers should be mindful of this.
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Frances Griffiths
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Helen Atherton
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