Access to Internet-based mental health resources in a nationally representative sample of Canadian active duty military personnel

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Duranceau, Sophie [1 ]
Zamorski, Mark A. [2 ,3 ]
Carleton, R. Nicholas [4 ,5 ]
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[1] Univ Regina, Anxiety & Illness Behav Lab, Regina, SK, Canada
[2] Dept Natl Def, Canadian Forces Hlth Serv Grp, Directorate Mental Hlth, Ottawa, ON, Canada
[3] Univ Ottawa, Fac Med, Dept Family Med, Ottawa, ON, Canada
[4] Univ Regina, Dept Psychol, Regina, SK, Canada
[5] Univ Regina, Canadian Inst Publ Safety Res & Treatment, Regina, SK, Canada
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alcohol; anxiety; Canadian Armed Forces; depression; health service use; Internet use; mental health; military; online therapy; PTSD; PERCEIVED NEED; PEER SUPPORT; CARE; INFORMATION; POPULATION; PROVIDERS; VETERANS; INTERVENTIONS; EXPERIENCES; SEEKING;
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10.3138/jmvfh.2018-0044
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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Introduction: The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have made access to mental health care a priority. Access to care is typically conceptualized as in-person interactions with health care providers; however, it can also include virtual health care services. Virtual health care is health services delivered through an Internet platform. Internet-based interventions are promising for increasing mental health care access among CAF personnel; however, increased reliance on Internet technology for service provision may create disparate access. Accordingly, a recent nationally representative sample of CAF Regular Forces personnel was examined with the following aims: (1) provide estimates of different types of Internet use for mental health-related problems and contrast such estimates with usage rates for other forms of professional and paraprofessional care; (2) examine the relationship between Internet use for mental health-related problems, professional mental health service use, and perceived need for care; and (3) identify individual predictors of Internet use for mental health-related problems. Methods: Prevalence estimates were computed for all variables of interest and multivariate logistic regression analyses served to identify predictors of Internet use. Results: The results indicate that the Internet is more readily accessed for mental health care than other forms of paraprofessional services but remains less commonly accessed than in-person mental health care providers. Results also indicate that the Internet is primarily used to obtain information about symptoms or where to get help. Discussion: Findings suggest few individual barriers exist for accessing the Internet and Internet-based technologies may be a viable alternative for increasing access to mental health resources among CAF personnel and their families.
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