■人们对将数字信息和通信技术(ICT)用于精神保健目的越来越感兴趣。信息和通信技术工具可以提高心理健康素养和寻求帮助的行为。
■为了描述访问,精神分裂症和其他精神病患者对ICT的使用和感知。
■这项研究是在德班的一家城市精神病医院进行的,夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省(KZN),南非。
■参与者完成了关于他们的社会人口特征和获取,ICT的使用和感知。使用多个顺序逻辑回归来测试社会人口统计学因素与ICT使用和感知之间的关联。
■在165名参与者中(平均年龄=41岁±14.2),54.5%为男性,有37.6%的人就业,大多数(93.3%)居住在城市地区。大多数参与者(93%)在过去3个月内可以访问互联网和智能手机(89.8%)。年龄(AOR0.94,p=0.06,CI=0.88-1.00)和婚姻状况(AOR=0.26,p0.02,CI=1.62-253.74)与互联网使用相关,而年龄(AOR=0.95,p0.03,CI=0.9-1.00),婚姻状况(AOR=3.64,p=0.05,CI=1.03-12.90),收入(AOR=4.02,p<0.01,CI=1.69-9.54),就业状况(AOR=0.16,p<0.01,CI=0.06-0.44),和HIV感染者(AOR=5.41,p<0.01,CI=1.39-21.07)与互联网使用频率相关。年龄较大的参与者使用精神卫生保健应用程序的几率较低(AOR=0.93,p=0.02,CI=0.88-0.99)。收入较高的人以数字方式寻求心理健康信息的可能性增加(AOR=4.33,p=0.03,CI=1.13-7.54)。
患有精神病的人确实可以使用数字技术,尽管使用模式可能受到社会人口统计学因素的影响。
■这项研究提供了有关非洲数字技术使用的基线数据。
UNASSIGNED: There is growing interest in the use of digital information and communication technology (ICT) for mental health care purposes. Information and communication technology tools may enhance mental health literacy and help-seeking behaviour.
UNASSIGNED: To describe the access to, use and perception of ICT in people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
UNASSIGNED: The study was conducted at an urban psychiatric hospital in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, South Africa.
UNASSIGNED: Participants completed questionnaires on their socio-demographic characteristics and access to, use and perception of ICT. Multiple ordinal logistic regressions were used to test the association between socio-demographic factors and ICT use and perception.
UNASSIGNED: Of the 165 participants (mean age = 41 years ± 14.2), 54.5% were male, 37.6% were employed, and most (93.3%) lived in an urban area. Most participants (93%) had access to the internet in past 3 months and a smartphone (89.8%). Age (AOR 0.94, p = 0.06, CI = 0.88-1.00) and marital status (AOR = 0.26, p 0.02, CI = 1.62-253.74) were associated with internet use, while age (AOR = 0.95, p 0.03, CI = 0.9-1.00), marital status (AOR = 3.64, p = 0.05, CI = 1.03-12.90), income (AOR = 4.02, p < 0.01, CI = 1.69-9.54), employment status (AOR = 0.16, p < 0.01, CI = 0.06-0.44), and living with HIV (AOR = 5.41, p < 0.01, CI = 1.39-21.07) were associated with frequency of internet use. Older participants had lower odds of using a mental health care app (AOR = 0.93, p = 0.02, CI= 0.88-0.99). Those with higher incomes had increased odds of seeking mental health information digitally (AOR = 4.33, p = 0.03, CI = 1.13-7.54).
UNASSIGNED: People living with psychosis do have access to digital technology although pattern of use maybe influenced by sociodemographic factors.
UNASSIGNED: This study provides baseline data on digital technology use in Africa.