@Article{info:doi/10.2196/10973,
author="Eichenberg, Christiane
and Schott, Markus
and Sawyer, Adam
and Aumayr, Georg
and Pl{\"o}{\ss}nig, Manuela",
title="Feasibility and Conceptualization of an e-Mental Health Treatment for Depression in Older Adults: Mixed-Methods Study",
journal="JMIR Aging",
year="2018",
month="Oct",
day="23",
volume="1",
number="2",
pages="e10973",
keywords="depression; online therapy; e-mental health",
abstract="Background: Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in older adults. Unfortunately, it often goes unrecognized in the older population. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify how Web-based apps can recognize and help treat depression in older adults. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with mental health care experts. A Web-based survey of 56 older adults suffering from depression was conducted. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 2 individuals. Results: Results of the focus groups highlighted that there is a need for a collaborative care platform for depression in old age. Findings from the Web-based study showed that younger participants (aged 50 to 64 years) used electronic media more often than older participants (aged 65 years and older). The interviews pointed in a comparable direction. Conclusions: Overall, an e-mental (electronic mental) health treatment for depression in older adults would be well accepted. Web-based care platforms should be developed, evaluated, and in case of evidence for their effectiveness, integrated into the everyday clinic. ",
issn="2561-7605",
doi="10.2196/10973",
url="http://aging.jmir.org/2018/2/e10973/",
url="https://doi.org/10.2196/10973",
url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31518235"
}