Healthcare professionals’ perspectives and/or experiences of digital mental health tools in clinical practice: a systematic review and thematic synthesis
A systematic review uncovers healthcare professionals' experiences with digital mental health tools, suggesting implementation challenges and opportunities.
Key Points
This review aims to synthesize healthcare professionals' perspectives on digital mental health tools in clinical practice.
Conducted a systematic search of mixed-method and qualitative studies across five databases.
Quality assessment of eligible studies was performed.
Data were analyzed using inductive thematic synthesis.
Fifteen studies were reviewed, involving 604 healthcare professionals.
Four main themes regarding digital mental health tools were identified.
Most healthcare professionals believed DMHTs should enhance face-to-face care, rather than replace it;
Concerns were raised regarding therapeutic quality, risk management, and increased workload.