The ROAMER project – future directions and their implementation

Abstract

4. It will be important to perform studies that help to identify the scope of eMental health interventions in the delivery of psychosocial interventions. A recent EPA guidance paper on eMental health interventions has presented a number of recommendations (2). It will be important to establish the scope of eMental health in fields such as, e.g., psychoeducation, self-help, peer support and illness management. 5. There are good reasons to monitor the effects of guideline recommendations on psychosocial interventions on both process (clinician/ team behavior) and patient outcomes. Current evidence suggests that the desired (process and patient) outcome effects of guideline implementation cannot be taken for granted, and thus, researchers in the field should strive for rigorous testing of individual measures and programmes implementing guidelines in routine care.