Abstract
Mental wellbeing amongst the general population is languishing—exacerbated by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Digital mental health promotion interventions, that improve mental health literacy and encourage adoption of evidence-informed practical strategies are essential. However, attrition and non-adherence are problematic in digital interventions. Human support is often applied as an antidote; yet, there is a paucity of randomized trials that compare different human support conditions amongst general population cohorts. Limited trials generally indicate that human support has little influence on adherence or outcomes in DMHPIs. However, providing participants autonomy to self-select automated support options may enhance motivation and adherence.
Highlights
As the world deals with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a parallel crisis in mental wellbeing is emerging
The evidence in this mini review indicates that digital mental health promotion interventions (DMHPIs) may be implemented among work-based and general community cohorts without the need for added human support
While the meta-analytical reviews generally demonstrated that human support improved adherence and augmented positive effects, the few randomized trials indicated that self-guided conditions were comparable, in adherence, and outcomes, to conditions that included human support
Summary
As the world deals with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a parallel crisis in mental wellbeing is emerging. Human support may improve adherence through prompting participants to engage, fostering participant accountability, strengthening motivation, and optimizing outcomes (Mohr et al, 2011; Schueller et al, 2016). This mini review evaluated the effectiveness of adding human support to DMHPIs for employees and general community groups. This review appraised the findings from recent studies conducted by the authors that compared different human support conditions amongst a general community cohort
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