Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Email: jennifer. Electronic mental health services represent innovative instruments to increase the dissemination of stress programs in primary prevention. However, little is known about facilitators of their uptake.
This study aimed to explore determinants of the acceptance of centrally certified digital stress coping programs and preferences for service delivery modes among adult members of German statutory health insurances. Participants completed a multi-construct item questionnaire covering acceptance of digital stress prevention behavioral use intention and potential predictors we assessed using hierarchical regression analysisβ 1 socio-demographic variables and time spent online, 2 openness to experience, 3 perceived stress, and 4 attitudes toward e-mental health.
Preferences in terms of the willingness to use online, face-to-face and blended programs were analyzed using paired t-tests. Our findings indicate that promoting favorable attitudes toward digital stress prevention through tailored information may be a starting point to facilitate their adoption. Keywords: Mental health, eHealth, mHealth, attitude to computers, acceptability of health care, psychological stress, preventive health services, public health. Chronically elevated stress levels have been shown to noticeably contribute to the progress of several somatic and mental disorders, 1 , 2 and increased utilization of primary care.
Several studies confirmed the efficacy of online Internet-based or mobile stand-alone and blended stress management programs across several populations, 14 , 15 including employees. In contrast, there are countless mental health apps openly available for smartphone users, but most are of dubious quality 21 or fail to meet relevancy criteria for stand-alone stress management interventions. Several European countries like Germany cover the costs of preventive health services by public financing.
According to an official prevention report, in , the vast majority of utilized individual-based primary prevention courses by nearly 1.
