Journal article
Mental Health Problems and Internet Access: Results From an Australian National Household Survey
Lay San Too, Liana Leach, Peter Butterworth
JMIR Mental Health | JMIR Publications | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.2196/14825
Abstract
Background: Mental health support and interventions are increasingly delivered on the web, and stepped care systems of mental health services are embracing the notion of a digital gateway through which individuals can have access to information, assessment, and services and can be connected with more intensive services if needed. Although concerns have been raised over whether people with mental health problems are disadvantaged in terms of their access to the internet, there is a lack of representative data on this topic. Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between mental health and internet access, particularly lack of access because of affordability issues. Methods: ..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
LST was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship (GNT1156849). PB was supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT130101444) and a University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Research Fellowship. This paper uses unit record data from the HILDA survey. The HILDA project was initiated and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS) and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (Melbourne Institute). The findings and views reported in this paper, however, are those of the authors and should not be attributed to either DSS or the Melbourne Institute.