Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic

Singh, Ilina; Pavarini, Gabriela; Juma, Damian Omari; Farmer, Mychelle

doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30228-5

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“…A new paradigm of virtual MHSU service delivery emerges, it will be essential to rigorously evaluate virtual interventions for e cacy and effectiveness, to understand for whom virtual care has bene ts, and examine virtual interventions that can be implemented effectively into existing clinical service systems. Adapting virtual services requires a clear understanding of youth experiences and preferences 55 . Sustained efforts to ensure the diverse needs of youth are met are thus essential in the era of digital health.…”

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Going Virtual: Youth Attitudes Toward and Experiences of Virtual Mental Health and Substance use Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hawke

Sheikhan

MacCon

et al. 2021

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Background. During the COVID-19 pandemic, youth mental health and substance use services rapidly moved to virtual modalities to meet social distancing requirements. It is important to understand youth attitudes toward and experience of virtual services. Objective. This study examined the attitudes toward and experiences for virtual mental health and substance use services among youth drawn from clinical and non-clinical samples.Method. 409 youth completed a survey including questions about their attitudes toward and experience of virtual services. The survey included quantitative and open-ended questions on virtual care, as well as a mental health and substance use screener. Results. The majority of youth with mental health or substance use challenges would be willing to consider individual virtual services, but fewer would consider group virtual services. However, many have not received virtual services. Youth are interested in accessing a wide variety of virtual services and other supportive wellness services. Advantages and disadvantages of virtual services are discussed, including accessibility benefits and technological barriers. Discussion. As youth mental health and substance use services have rapidly gone virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential that we hear the perspectives of youth to promote service utilization among those in need. Diverse, accessible, technologically stable virtual services are required to meet the needs of different youth, possibly with in-person options for some youth. Future research, engaging youth in the research process, is needed to evaluate the efficacy of virtual services to plan for sustainability of some virtual service gains beyond the pandemic period.

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Going Virtual: Youth Attitudes Toward and Experiences of Virtual Mental Health and Substance use Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hawke

Sheikhan

MacCon

et al. 2021

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“…Such collaboration will enrich the research process and could lead to inclusion of novel aspects of positive mental health, such as resilience, courage, and compassion. 5 Second, research into the COVID-19 pandemic should ensure that black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities are represented, both as participants in co-design and on study management groups. Indeed, we welcome the call for a race equality impact assessment being applied to all forthcoming vigilant to mitigate the risks to mental health difficulties.…”

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“…Such standards include respecting confidentiality, recognising potential harms, and focusing on issues around acceptability (of potential interventions) and trustworthiness (in terms of data collection and data sharing). 5 Townsend and colleagues 8 have published some useful guidance; for example, they recommend mood measurements, mood mitigation techniques as standard, and they stress the importance of doing research that has clear benefits, while keeping risks low.…”

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Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic – Authors' reply

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The Lancet Psychiatry

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“…As a new paradigm of virtual MHSU service delivery emerges, it will be essential to rigorously evaluate virtual interventions for efficacy and effectiveness, to understand for whom virtual care has benefits, and examine virtual interventions that can be implemented effectively into existing clinical service systems. Adapting virtual services requires a clear understanding of youth experiences and preferences [ 62 ]. Sustained efforts to ensure the diverse needs of youth are met are thus essential in the era of digital health.…”

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confidence: 99%

Going virtual: youth attitudes toward and experiences of virtual mental health and substance use services during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hawke

Sheikhan

MacCon

et al. 2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, youth mental health and substance use services rapidly moved to virtual modalities to meet social distancing requirements. It is important to understand youth attitudes toward and experience of virtual services. Objective This study examined the attitudes toward and experiences of virtual mental health and substance use services among youth drawn from clinical and non-clinical samples. Method Four hundred nine youth completed a survey including questions about their attitudes toward and experience of virtual services. The survey included quantitative and open-ended questions on virtual care, as well as a mental health and substance use screener. Results The majority of youth with mental health or substance use challenges would be willing to consider individual virtual services, but fewer would consider group virtual services. However, many have not received virtual services. Youth are interested in accessing a wide variety of virtual services and other supportive wellness services. Advantages and disadvantages of virtual services are discussed, including accessibility benefits and technological barriers. Discussion As youth mental health and substance use services have rapidly gone virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential that we hear the perspectives of youth to promote service utilization among those in need. Diverse, accessible, technologically stable virtual services are required to meet the needs of different youth, possibly with in-person options for some youth. Future research, engaging youth in the research process, is needed to evaluate the efficacy of virtual services to plan for the sustainability of some virtual service gains beyond the pandemic period.

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Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 12 publications

References 3 publications

Going Virtual: Youth Attitudes Toward and Experiences of Virtual Mental Health and Substance use Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Going Virtual: Youth Attitudes Toward and Experiences of Virtual Mental Health and Substance use Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic – Authors' reply

Going virtual: youth attitudes toward and experiences of virtual mental health and substance use services during the COVID-19 pandemic

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