Effectiveness of Online and Remote Interventions for Mental Health in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
... After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Recent publication
Researchers of Karl Landsteiner University conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of online interventions for mental health of children, adolescents and young adults. The range of online counselling services was expanded during the Covid-19 pandemic due to contact restrictions and increasing demand. The overall effect size of the online intervention on anxiety, social functioning, depression, well-being, stress, eating disorders and Covid-19-associated symptoms was calculated. The analysis included 17 randomised trials identified as relevant with a total of 8732 participants. Thanks to KL's open access funding, the study was published freely accessible in the journal JMIR Mental Health and represents a starting point for further necessary, high-quality research in the field of online and remote interventions for mental health.
Fischer-Grote L, Fössing V, Aigner M, Fehrmann E, Boeckle M. Effectiveness of Online and Remote Interventions for Mental Health in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JMIR Mental Health. 2024 Feb 5;11:e46637. doi: 10.2196/46637
Prim. Assoc. Prof. PD Dr. Martin Aigner
Division of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine (University Hospital Tulln)
