A review of postnatal mental health websites: help for healthcare professionals and patients

Moore, Donna; Ayers, Susan

doi:10.1007/s00737-011-0245-z

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“…A rather poor agreement was found between the broadcast data and reference textbook. Questions on the accuracy and theoretical quality of e-health information have been raised by recent studies [24][25][26] in multiple medical branches. Several Web pages seemingly focused on orthodontic thematology present incomplete instructions.…”

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Quality evaluation of the available Internet information regarding pain during orthodontic treatment

Livas

Delli

Ren

2012

The Angle Orthodontist

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Quality evaluation of the available Internet information regarding pain during orthodontic treatment

Livas

Delli

Ren

2012

The Angle Orthodontist

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“…There are thousands of online forums for perinatal mental illness with a large flow of traffic indicating that they are highly used [49]. Some evidence highlights that perinatal mental illness forums might provide women with valuable peer support outside the hours of health care provider appointments [50].…”

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Use of Online Forums for Perinatal Mental Illness, Stigma, and Disclosure: An Exploratory Model

Moore¹,

Drey²,

Ayers³

2017

JMIR Ment Health

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BackgroundPerinatal mental illness is a global health concern; however, many women with the illness do not get the treatment they need to recover. Interventions that reduce the stigma around perinatal mental illness have the potential to enable women to disclose their symptoms to health care providers and consequently access treatment. There are many online forums for perinatal mental illness and thousands of women use them. Preliminary research suggests that online forums may promote help-seeking behavior, potentially because they have a role in challenging stigma. This study draws from these findings and theoretical concepts to present a model of forum use, stigma, and disclosure.ObjectiveThis study tested a model that measured the mediating role of stigma between online forum use and disclosure of affective symptoms to health care providers.MethodsA Web-based survey of 200 women who were pregnant or had a child younger than 5 years and considered themselves to be experiencing psychological distress was conducted. Women were recruited through social media and questions measured forum usage, perinatal mental illness stigma, disclosure to health care providers, depression and anxiety symptoms, barriers to disclosure, and demographic information.ResultsThere was a significant positive indirect effect of length of forum use on disclosure of symptoms through internal stigma, b=0.40, bias-corrected and accelerated (BCa) 95% CI 0.13-0.85. Long-term forum users reported higher levels of internal stigma, and higher internal stigma was associated with disclosure of symptoms to health care providers when controlling for symptoms of depression and anxiety.ConclusionsInternal stigma mediates the relationship between length of forum use and disclosure to health care providers. Findings suggest that forums have the potential to enable women to recognize and reveal their internal stigma, which may in turn lead to greater disclosure of symptoms to health care providers. Clinicians could refer clients to trustworthy and moderated online forums that facilitate expression of perinatal mental illness stigma and promote disclosure to health care providers.

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“…Reduced stigma correlates to increased help-seeking behaviour often through increased disclosure, normalising, and framing the problem as an illness (Clement et al, 2015;Makkarala, O'Brian & Siegel, 2016). There are hundreds of websites offering information on postnatal mental illness and some provide forums (Moore & Ayers, 2011). Some research suggests that women may benefit from the social support from forums for postnatal depression (Alang & Fomotar, 2015;Evans, Donelle, & HumeLoveland, 2012).…”

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Virtual voices: social support and stigma in postnatal mental illness Internet forums

Moore

Ayers

2016

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link AbstractMany women with postnatal mental illness do not get the treatment they need and this is often because stigma prevents disclosure. The purpose of this study was to explore online social support for postnatal mental illness, how women experience stigma and potential disadvantages of using Internet forums. Interviews were conducted with fifteen participants who had suffered postnatal mental illness and had used forums. Systematic thematic analysis identified common themes in relation to social support, stigma and disadvantages of using forums. Most women felt they benefited from visiting forums by developing a shared understanding and discourse about their illness. Findings suggest future research should investigate if women benefit from using online social support provided by forums, if use challenges stigma and further explore potential concerns about using forums.

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A review of postnatal mental health websites: help for healthcare professionals and patients

Cited by 26 publications

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Quality evaluation of the available Internet information regarding pain during orthodontic treatment

Quality evaluation of the available Internet information regarding pain during orthodontic treatment

Use of Online Forums for Perinatal Mental Illness, Stigma, and Disclosure: An Exploratory Model

Virtual voices: social support and stigma in postnatal mental illness Internet forums

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