Efficacy of digital mental health interventions for PTSD symptoms: A systematic review of meta-analyses

Background: The present systematic review aimed to synthesize the results of meta-analyses which examine the effects of digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and investigate whether intervention characteristics (i.e., technique, timeframe, and...

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Main Authors: TNG, Yue Qi Germaine, SOH, Xun Ci, HARTANTO, Andree
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-52042024-07-02T09:43:43Z Efficacy of digital mental health interventions for PTSD symptoms: A systematic review of meta-analyses TNG, Yue Qi Germaine SOH, Xun Ci SOH, Xun Ci HARTANTO, Andree HARTANTO, Andree Background: The present systematic review aimed to synthesize the results of meta-analyses which examine the effects of digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and investigate whether intervention characteristics (i.e., technique, timeframe, and therapeutic guidance) and methodological characteristics including outcome measures and sample inclusion criteria (age, gender, socioeconomic status, country, comorbidity) moderate the efficacy of digital interventions. Methods: A systematic search of various sources (ECSCOhost PsycInfo, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCOhost ERIC, Google Scholar, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses) including five peer-reviewed journals was conducted to identify relevant meta-analyses up to December 2023, and 11 meta-analyses were included in the final review. Results: Overall, our review elucidates that DMHIs are appropriate for alleviating PTSD symptoms in adults, with more consistent evidence supporting the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based, compared to non-CBT-based, interventions when compared to control conditions. However, we found inconclusive evidence that the efficacy of DMHIs varied according to intervention timeframe, therapeutic guidance, or sample characteristics. Limitations: A relatively limited number of different populations was sampled across meta-analyses. Further, while our review focused on PTSD symptoms to indicate the efficacy of digital interventions, other indices of effectiveness were not examined. Conclusion: Our findings indicate the clinical utility of DMHIs for managing PTSD symptoms particularly when CBT-based intervention techniques are employed. 2024-04-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3946 info:doi/10.1016/j.jad.2024.04.074 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5204/viewcontent/PSTDsymptoms_JAD_authorfinal.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Digital mental health interventions Meta-analysis Posttraumatic stress disorder Health Information Technology Health Psychology Social Psychology
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Singapore
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topic Digital mental health interventions
Meta-analysis
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Health Information Technology
Health Psychology
Social Psychology
spellingShingle Digital mental health interventions
Meta-analysis
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Health Information Technology
Health Psychology
Social Psychology
TNG, Yue Qi Germaine
SOH, Xun Ci
SOH, Xun Ci
HARTANTO, Andree
HARTANTO, Andree
Efficacy of digital mental health interventions for PTSD symptoms: A systematic review of meta-analyses
description Background: The present systematic review aimed to synthesize the results of meta-analyses which examine the effects of digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and investigate whether intervention characteristics (i.e., technique, timeframe, and therapeutic guidance) and methodological characteristics including outcome measures and sample inclusion criteria (age, gender, socioeconomic status, country, comorbidity) moderate the efficacy of digital interventions. Methods: A systematic search of various sources (ECSCOhost PsycInfo, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCOhost ERIC, Google Scholar, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses) including five peer-reviewed journals was conducted to identify relevant meta-analyses up to December 2023, and 11 meta-analyses were included in the final review. Results: Overall, our review elucidates that DMHIs are appropriate for alleviating PTSD symptoms in adults, with more consistent evidence supporting the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based, compared to non-CBT-based, interventions when compared to control conditions. However, we found inconclusive evidence that the efficacy of DMHIs varied according to intervention timeframe, therapeutic guidance, or sample characteristics. Limitations: A relatively limited number of different populations was sampled across meta-analyses. Further, while our review focused on PTSD symptoms to indicate the efficacy of digital interventions, other indices of effectiveness were not examined. Conclusion: Our findings indicate the clinical utility of DMHIs for managing PTSD symptoms particularly when CBT-based intervention techniques are employed.
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author TNG, Yue Qi Germaine
SOH, Xun Ci
SOH, Xun Ci
HARTANTO, Andree
HARTANTO, Andree
author_facet TNG, Yue Qi Germaine
SOH, Xun Ci
SOH, Xun Ci
HARTANTO, Andree
HARTANTO, Andree
author_sort TNG, Yue Qi Germaine
title Efficacy of digital mental health interventions for PTSD symptoms: A systematic review of meta-analyses
title_short Efficacy of digital mental health interventions for PTSD symptoms: A systematic review of meta-analyses
title_full Efficacy of digital mental health interventions for PTSD symptoms: A systematic review of meta-analyses
title_fullStr Efficacy of digital mental health interventions for PTSD symptoms: A systematic review of meta-analyses
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of digital mental health interventions for PTSD symptoms: A systematic review of meta-analyses
title_sort efficacy of digital mental health interventions for ptsd symptoms: a systematic review of meta-analyses
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2024
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3946
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