Understanding parent perspectives on engagement with online youth-focused mental health programs
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Article Category | Article |
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Authors | Muller, Jessica L. (Author), Tomlin, Luke (Author), March, Sonja (Author), Jackson, Ben (Author), Budden, Timothy (Author), Law, Kwok Hong (Author), Dimmock, James (Author), Muller J.L., Tomlin L., March S., Jackson B., Budden T., Law K.H. and Dimmock J.A. |
Journal Title | Psychology and Health |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 15 Jun 2022 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2022.2090561 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08870446.2022.2090561 |
Abstract | Objective: Online youth-focused health programs often include parent modules—that equip parents with skills to assist their child in improving their health—alongside youth-specific content. BRAVE Self-Help, an evidence-based program designed for children and teenagers with early signs of anxiety, is a popular Australian program that includes six parent modules. Despite its popularity and proven efficacy, BRAVE Self-Help shares the same challenge as many online self-help programs—that of low participant engagement. Using parents registered in BRAVE Self-Help as ‘information rich’ participants, we explored (a) factors that influenced parent engagement in online health programs, and (b) their recommendations for enhancing parent engagement. Design and Outcome Measure: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 14 parents registered in BRAVE Self-Help. Data were analysed through reflexive thematic analysis. Results: Social-, family- and program-related factors drove parents’ program engagement and recommendations. Social sub-themes related to the benefits of professional and community support in promoting more engagement. Family sub-themes included difficulties with program engagement due to competing priorities, perceptions that condition severity influenced engagement, and feelings that previously-acquired health knowledge reduced motivation to engage. Program sub-themes included perceived usefulness and ease-of-use. Conclusion: Program designers could target support systems, include flexible delivery options, and use iterative design processes to enhance parent engagement. |
Keywords | Anxiety; eHealth; ICBT; self-help |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420302. Digital health |
420313. Mental health services | |
520302. Clinical psychology | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | James Cook University |
University of Western Australia | |
School of Psychology and Counselling | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Scopus ID | 85133066720 |
Title | Understanding parent perspectives on engagement with online youth-focused mental health programs |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q78v2/understanding-parent-perspectives-on-engagement-with-online-youth-focused-mental-health-programs
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