TY  - JOUR
AU  - Eichenberg, Christiane
AU  - Schott, Markus
AU  - Sawyer, Adam
AU  - Aumayr, Georg
AU  - Plößnig, Manuela
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/10/23
TI  - Feasibility and Conceptualization of an e-Mental Health Treatment for Depression in Older Adults: Mixed-Methods Study
JO  - JMIR Aging
SP  - e10973
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
KW  - depression
KW  - online therapy
KW  - e-mental health
AB  - 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. 
SN  - 2561-7605
UR  - http://aging.jmir.org/2018/2/e10973/
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/10973
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31518235
DO  - 10.2196/10973
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/10973
ER  -