%0 Journal Article
%@ 2561-7605
%I JMIR Publications
%V 1
%N 2
%P e10973
%T Feasibility and Conceptualization of an e-Mental Health Treatment for Depression in Older Adults: Mixed-Methods Study
%A Eichenberg,Christiane
%A Schott,Markus
%A Sawyer,Adam
%A Aumayr,Georg
%A Plößnig,Manuela
%+ Sigmund Freud Privat Universität Wien, Freudpl. 1, Vienna, 1020, Austria, 43 15124049991, markus.s.c.schott@gmail.com
%K depression
%K online therapy
%K e-mental health
%D 2018
%7 23.10.2018
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR Aging
%G English
%X 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. 
%M 31518235
%R 10.2196/10973
%U http://aging.jmir.org/2018/2/e10973/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/10973
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31518235