Journal article
Understanding What Drives Long-term Engagement in Digital Mental Health Interventions: Secondary Causal Analysis of the Relationship Between Social Networking and Therapy Engagement
S O'Sullivan, N van Berkel, V Kostakos, L Schmaal, S D'Alfonso, L Valentine, S Bendall, B Nelson, JF Gleeson, M Alvarez-Jimenez
Jmir Mental Health | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC | Published : 2023
DOI: 10.2196/44812
Abstract
Background: Low engagement rates with digital mental health interventions are a major challenge in the field. Multicomponent digital interventions aim to improve engagement by adding components such as social networks. Although social networks may be engaging, they may not be sufficient to improve clinical outcomes or lead users to engage with key therapeutic components. Therefore, we need to understand what components drive engagement with digital mental health interventions overall and what drives engagement with key therapeutic components. Objective: Horyzons was an 18-month digital mental health intervention for young people recovering from first-episode psychosis, incorporating therapeu..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the young people who participated in the Horyzons study and agreed to share their data for research purposes. The study was funded by the Mental Illness Research Fund (Victorian Government, Australia) , the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) , and the Telstra Foundation. MAJ was supported by an Investigator Grant (APP1177235) from the NHMRC and a Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship from The University of Melbourne. LS was supported by an NHMRC Investigator Grant (2017962) . SB was supported by the University of Melbourne Ronald Philip Griffiths Fellowship. BN was supported by an NHMRC senior research fellowship (1137687) .