Koly, Kamrun Nahar, Saba, Jobaida, Muzaffar, Rasma, Modasser, Rifath Binta, Hasan, Tasdik M, Colon-Cabrera, David and Warren, Narelle
(2022)
Exploring the potential of delivering mental health care services using digital technologies in Bangladesh: A qualitative analysis.
INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH, 29.
100544-.
Abstract
<h4>Background</h4>Bangladesh is a lower-middle-income country affected by a severe lack of mental health service availability due to a scarcity of mental health experts, limited mental health literacy, and community stigma. In other low and middle-income countries, the online provision of mental health care services has addressed issues affecting service availability, accessibility, mass awareness of services, and stigma.<h4>Objective</h4>The current study sought to understand stakeholders' perceptions of the potential of digital media-based mental health care delivery in strengthening Bangladesh's mental health system.<h4>Method</h4>Online in-depth interviews were conducted with seven psychiatrists and eleven people with lived experiences of mental health issues. In addition, two online focus groups were conducted with ten psychologists and nine mental health entrepreneurs. A thematic analysis of the audio transcriptions was used to identify themes.<h4>Result</h4>Stakeholders perceived that the benefits of digital media-based mental health services included the potential of increasing the awareness, availability, and accessibility of mental health services. Participants recommended: the rehabilitation of existing pathways; the use of social media to raise awareness; and the implementation of strategies that integrate different digital-based services to strengthen the mental health system and foster positive mental health-seeking behaviors.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Growing mental health awareness, combined with the appropriate use of digital media as a platform for distributing information and offering mental services, can help to promote mental health care. To strengthen mental health services in Bangladesh, tailored services, increased network coverage, and training are required on digital mental health.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Mental health, Digital technology, Health system, E-mental health, Internet, Bangladesh |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2022 08:42 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2023 20:45 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.invent.2022.100544 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100544 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3163981 |
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