Improving Peer Online Forums (iPOF): protocol for a realist evaluation of peer online mental health forums to inform practice and policy.

Fiona LobbanMatthew CooleEmma DonaldsonZoe GlossopJade HainesRose JohnstonSteven H JonesChristopher LodgeKaren MachinPaul MarshallRachel MeacockKate PenhaligonTamara RakićMat RawsthornePaul RaysonHeather RobinsonJo Rycroft-MaloneElena SeminoNick ShryaneSara Wise

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

ISRCTN 62469166; the protocol for the realist synthesis in workstream one is prospectively registered at PROSPERO CRD42022352528.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
randomized controlled trial
social media
health information
public health
primary care
mental illness
quality improvement