Dissemination of an Internet-Based Program for the Prevention and Early Intervention in Eating Disorders: Relationship Between Access Paths, User Characteristics, and Program Utilization
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Abstract. Objective: Research on the dissemination of e-mental health interventions is in an early stage, so that little is known about the reach, costs, participant characteristics, and patterns of program utilization associated with different recruitment strategies and access paths. This study investigated differences between user groups informed about an Internet-based program for the prevention and early intervention in eating disorders via different recruitment channels. Method: Participant characteristics and user behavior of 3548 participants in the Internet-based program ProYouth were analyzed. Participants were informed about ProYouth via different channels (e. g., print materials, high school, Internet). Results: Results indicate significant relationships between access paths and both user characteristics and program utilization. Participants who were informed about ProYouth at their high schools were more likely to be male, younger, and at lower risk of developing eating disorders. In contrast, other recruitment channels (e. g., Internet, print materials) resulted in participants with significantly higher risk and symptom levels who used the program more frequently and with higher intensity. Conclusion: Efforts aimed at the dissemination of Internet-based interventions should consider the effects that different recruitment channels and access paths may have on sample composition and utilization of the intervention.
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Participants in the ProYouth program in Germany prefer to use more interactive components of the intervention, such as the forum or chat sessions.
“results from the ProYouth program in Germany suggest that participants prefer to use more interactive components of the intervention [36, 59], such as the forum or chat sessions [60]”
Young adults at risk for eating disorders are a difficult to reach and engage population.
“our findings demonstrate that young adults at risk for eating disorders are a difficult to reach and engage population [28, 59]”
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- Authors
- Bauer, S., Bilić, S., Ozer, F., & Moessner, M.
- Affiliations
- Center for Psychotherapy Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- ORCID
- Moessner, Markus
- Venue
- Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie
- Publisher
- Hogrefe Publishing Group
- Published
- 2020-01-01
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 25-32
- ISSN
- 1422-4917 (ISSN-L)
- 1664-2880
- OpenAlex
- W2942728338
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 3.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- de
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- eating disorders, prevention, early intervention, online intervention, e-mental health, dissemination, recruitment channels, access paths, adolescents, program utilization, risk level, sample composition
- MeSH terms
- Feeding and Eating Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Schools, Students, Internet, Early Medical Intervention
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