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Montagni
Ilaria
Parizot
Isabelle
Horgan
Aine
Gonzalez-Caballero
Juan-Luis
Almenara-Barrios
José
Lagares-Franco
Carolina
Peralta-Sáez
Juan-Luis
Chauvin
Pierre
Amaddeo
Francesco
Internet
Spain
mental health
online information
university students
Spanish students’ use of the Internet for mental health information and support seeking
The Internet is a growing source of information for health in general, with university student being online almost daily. Evaluating their use of the Internet for mental health information and support can help understanding if online tools and websites should be used for mental health promotion and, to some extent, care. A survey was conducted with more than 600 students of Law, Nursing and Computer Science of the University of Cadiz in Spain to determine their general use of the Internet and their perceptions and trust in using this medium for mental health information. Data were collected using a 25-item-questionnaire and findings indicated that students had a strong distrust in online mental health information, notwithstanding their daily use of the Internet. The frequency and methods of their research on the Internet correlated with their health status, their medical consultations and with certain socio-demographic characteristics.
333-354
2016-06-01
en
http://jhi.sagepub.com/content/22/2/333
2016-12-02 14:21:53
jhi.sagepub.com
00005 PMID: 25477327
Health Informatics Journal
22
2
Health Informatics Journal
DOI 10.1177/1460458214556908
ISSN 1460-4582, 1741-2811