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- Title
A systematic review and meta analysis on digital mental health interventions in inpatient settings.
- Authors
Diel, Alexander; Schröter, Isabel Carolin; Frewer, Anna-Lena; Jansen, Christoph; Robitzsch, Anita; Gradl-Dietsch, Gertraud; Teufel, Martin; Bäuerle, Alexander
- Abstract
E-mental health (EMH) interventions gain increasing importance in the treatment of mental health disorders. Their outpatient efficacy is well-established. However, research on EMH in inpatient settings remains sparse and lacks a meta-analytic synthesis. This paper presents a meta-analysis on the efficacy of EMH in inpatient settings. Searching multiple databases (PubMed, ScienceGov, PsycInfo, CENTRAL, references), 26 randomized controlled trial (RCT) EMH inpatient studies (n = 6112) with low or medium assessed risk of bias were included. A small significant total effect of EMH treatment was found (g = 0.3). The effect was significant both for blended interventions (g = 0.42) and post-treatment EMH-based aftercare (g = 0.29). EMH treatment yielded significant effects across different patient groups and types of therapy, and the effects remained stable post-treatment. The results show the efficacy of EMH treatment in inpatient settings. The meta-analysis is limited by the small number of included studies.
- Subjects
MENTAL illness treatment; EFFECT sizes (Statistics); MENTAL health services; DATA analysis; MEDICAL care; DIGITAL health; INTERNET; HOSPITAL patients; META-analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SYSTEMATIC reviews; MEDLINE; STATISTICS; ONLINE information services; QUALITY assurance; CONFIDENCE intervals; PSYCHOLOGY information storage &; retrieval systems; PUBLICATION bias
- Publication
NPJ Digital Medicine, 2024, Vol 7, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2398-6352
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41746-024-01252-z