Abstract
ObjectiveOur study focuses on exploring (1) the intention of health professionals to use and recommend e-mental health applications, (2) how this intention of health professionals might be influenced, (3) which group of health professionals might be most accessible to promote e-mental health applications for maternal depression, and (4) for which tasks they rate them to be most useful.Materials and methodsBased on a questionnaire informed by the theory of planned behavior, we collected 131 responses of U.S., Spanish, and Swiss health professionals in the field of pregnancy and maternal care (including psychologists, psychiatrists, midwives, and doctors) by means of an online survey. We analyzed the gathered data applying a structured equation model.ResultsOur study reveals that health professionals would in general intend to recommend and use e-mental health applications. However, their attitude towards e-mental health applications varies regarding the respective use cases and also differs among health professions.ConclusionWe offer three alternative propositions for private or public organizations, associations, or any other entity whose purpose is service to the community for introducing e-mental health applications into practice.
Highlights
Being pregnant and becoming a mother is for most women a life-changing experience
Our study reveals that health professionals would in general intend to recommend and use e-mental health applications
We offer three alternative propositions for private or public organizations, associations, or any other entity whose purpose is service to the community for introducing e-mental health applications into practice
Summary
Not all women can cope with the new situation as emotional changes might cause maternal depression. This kind of depression includes all depressive conditions that occur either during pregnancy or within the first twelve months following delivery [1]. The detection and treatment of maternal depression are important in order to prevent long-term consequences for women and their children. Despite this urgent necessity, one of the main problems is that maternal depression often remains unnoticed and untreated as less than half of the cases are identified by health professionals in routine clinical practice [10, 11]
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