Satisfaction, Perceived Usefulness, and Therapeutic Alliance as Correlates of Participant Engagement in a Pediatric Digital Mental Health Intervention: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.

Landry Goodgame Huffman Darian Lawrence-Sidebottom Jennifer L Huberty Clare C Beatty Monika Roots Kurt Roots Amit Parikh Rachael Guerra

Published in: JMIR formative research (2023)

This study provides valuable preliminary evidence that caregivers' satisfaction and perceived usefulness are salient correlates of youths' engagement with a DMHI. Although further research is required, these findings offer preliminary evidence that caregivers play a critical role in effectively increasing engagement among children and adolescents involved in DMHIs.

Keyphrases

mental health
cross sectional
social media
palliative care
depressive symptoms
social support
physical activity