Effects of COVID-19 e-mental health interventions: A systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

IF 3.6 2区医学 Q1 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health Pub Date : 2025-01-18 DOI:10.1016/j.invent.2025.100802

Romy RW , Xiaoli Nan

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on global mental health. E-mental health has the potential to enhance the quality of care and can be swiftly implemented on a large scale. We performed a systematic review of systematic reviews, including meta-analyses, to assess the effects of COVID-19 e-mental health interventions. We followed an established search, screening, coding, and reporting protocol. Methodological quality was evaluated using the Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR-2) checklist. The searches resulted in a total of 2341 articles. Of these, twelve systematic and meta-analytic reviews were included. The findings indicated that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychoeducation were the most used mental health intervention types. E-mental health interventions were delivered via various communication channels including videoconferencing, telephone-based approaches, and mobile applications. E-mental health interventions have demonstrated their effectiveness in addressing prevalent mental health issues, particularly anxiety, depression, and stress. This study underscores the importance of e-mental health interventions in enhancing accessibility and efficiency to reduce mental health symptoms, providing valuable insights for policymakers and clinicians addressing mental health challenges exacerbated by global pandemics.

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2019冠状病毒病大流行对全球精神卫生产生了深远影响。电子精神卫生有可能提高护理质量，并可迅速大规模实施。我们对系统综述进行了系统综述，包括荟萃分析，以评估COVID-19电子心理健康干预措施的效果。我们遵循既定的搜索、筛选、编码和报告协议。使用测量工具评估系统评价（AMSTAR-2）检查表评估方法学质量。这些搜索总共产生了2341篇文章。其中包括12篇系统和荟萃分析综述。结果表明，认知行为治疗和心理教育是最常用的心理健康干预类型。电子心理健康干预措施通过各种通信渠道提供，包括视频会议、基于电话的方法和移动应用程序。电子心理健康干预措施已证明在解决普遍存在的心理健康问题，特别是焦虑、抑郁和压力方面具有有效性。这项研究强调了电子心理健康干预措施在提高可及性和效率以减少心理健康症状方面的重要性，为决策者和临床医生应对全球流行病加剧的心理健康挑战提供了宝贵的见解。

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Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health Medicine-Health Informatics

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

9.30%

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审稿时长

6 weeks

期刊介绍： Official Journal of the European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII) and the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII). The aim of Internet Interventions is to publish scientific, peer-reviewed, high-impact research on Internet interventions and related areas. Internet Interventions welcomes papers on the following subjects: • Intervention studies targeting the promotion of mental health and featuring the Internet and/or technologies using the Internet as an underlying technology, e.g. computers, smartphone devices, tablets, sensors • Implementation and dissemination of Internet interventions • Integration of Internet interventions into existing systems of care • Descriptions of development and deployment infrastructures • Internet intervention methodology and theory papers • Internet-based epidemiology • Descriptions of new Internet-based technologies and experiments with clinical applications • Economics of internet interventions (cost-effectiveness) • Health care policy and Internet interventions • The role of culture in Internet intervention • Internet psychometrics • Ethical issues pertaining to Internet interventions and measurements • Human-computer interaction and usability research with clinical implications • Systematic reviews and meta-analysis on Internet interventions