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Web-Based Depression Screening and Psychiatric Consultation for College Students: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study

Background. A steady rise in the prevalence of depression among college students has negatively affected student quality of life. This study investigates the feasibility and acceptability of a Web-based model, including Skype, to screen and provide psychiatric consultation to depressed college stude...

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Autores principales: Williams, Aya, LaRocca, Rachel, Chang, Trina, Trinh, Nhi-Ha, Fava, Maurizio, Kvedar, Joseph, Yeung, Albert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3985397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24799895
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/580786
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author Williams, Aya
LaRocca, Rachel
Chang, Trina
Trinh, Nhi-Ha
Fava, Maurizio
Kvedar, Joseph
Yeung, Albert
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LaRocca, Rachel
Chang, Trina
Trinh, Nhi-Ha
Fava, Maurizio
Kvedar, Joseph
Yeung, Albert
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description Background. A steady rise in the prevalence of depression among college students has negatively affected student quality of life. This study investigates the feasibility and acceptability of a Web-based model, including Skype, to screen and provide psychiatric consultation to depressed college students. Methods. Students completed the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) online; those who screened positive (PHQ-9 ≥ 10) or endorsed any level of suicidal ideation were offered Web-based psychiatric consultation using Skype. After the consultation, students filled out a 7-item satisfaction questionnaire to report on the acceptability of this Web-based method. Results. A total of 972 students consented to the online depression screening and 285 screened positive. Of those, 69 students consented and 17 students successfully completed the psychiatric consultation via Skype. Thirteen (76.4%) students found the interview useful in helping them understand their depression. Fifteen (88.2%) students thought that psychologists and psychiatrists could successfully see patients via videoconferencing. Conclusions. Current online technologies can provide depression screening and psychiatric consultation to college students; those who participated reported a positive experience. Future studies will need to address the low levels of participation among college students and attract students who are underserved, as well as use a videoconferencing platform that adequately protects data confidentiality.
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spelling pubmed-39853972014-05-05 Web-Based Depression Screening and Psychiatric Consultation for College Students: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study Williams, Aya LaRocca, Rachel Chang, Trina Trinh, Nhi-Ha Fava, Maurizio Kvedar, Joseph Yeung, Albert Int J Telemed Appl Research Article Background. A steady rise in the prevalence of depression among college students has negatively affected student quality of life. This study investigates the feasibility and acceptability of a Web-based model, including Skype, to screen and provide psychiatric consultation to depressed college students. Methods. Students completed the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) online; those who screened positive (PHQ-9 ≥ 10) or endorsed any level of suicidal ideation were offered Web-based psychiatric consultation using Skype. After the consultation, students filled out a 7-item satisfaction questionnaire to report on the acceptability of this Web-based method. Results. A total of 972 students consented to the online depression screening and 285 screened positive. Of those, 69 students consented and 17 students successfully completed the psychiatric consultation via Skype. Thirteen (76.4%) students found the interview useful in helping them understand their depression. Fifteen (88.2%) students thought that psychologists and psychiatrists could successfully see patients via videoconferencing. Conclusions. Current online technologies can provide depression screening and psychiatric consultation to college students; those who participated reported a positive experience. Future studies will need to address the low levels of participation among college students and attract students who are underserved, as well as use a videoconferencing platform that adequately protects data confidentiality. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-03-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3985397/ /pubmed/24799895 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/580786 Text en Copyright © 2014 Aya Williams et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Chang, Trina
Trinh, Nhi-Ha
Fava, Maurizio
Kvedar, Joseph
Yeung, Albert
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3985397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24799895
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/580786
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