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Perception, Attitudes, and Experiences Regarding Mental Health Problems and Web Based Mental Health Information Amongst Young People with and without Migration Background in Germany. A Qualitative Study

  • Mental illnesses in adolescence and young adulthood are steadily increasing. Thus,mental disorders represent an individual and societal challenge and an enormous health economicburden, creating an urgent need for research and action. Mental health problems are omnipresent inthe life of young people and the internet is the first resource, which helps them to understand theirsituation. Young people with migration background often have more difficulties accessing health careservices. Digital technologies offer an ideal opportunity for a low-threshold platform that addressesthe needs of young people. The current project “GeKo:mental” aims to design a multilingual websitefor Cologne-based adolescents and young adults that will enable them to obtain comprehensiveinformation about mental illness and health, treatment options and first contact points. To designthis website, this study aims to find out what kind of health information is needed and how itshould best be presented. Nine focus group discussions with adolescents and young adults withand without migration background (N = 68) were conducted; the focus group discussions took placeat schools, in an association for social youth work and in an cultural association, which is linkedto a mosque in Cologne, Germany. A qualitative content analysis was conducted on the gatheredmaterial. The participants reported concrete challenges and needs. The results will form the basis forthe development and design of a website.

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Author:Ümran Sema Seven, Mendy Stoll, Dennis Dubbert, Christian Kohls, Petra Werner, Elke Kalbe
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-16426
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010081
ISSN:1660-4601
Parent Title (English):International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year of Completion:2020
Publisher:MDPI
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of first Publication:2020/12/24
Date of Publication (online):2021/05/07
GND-Keyword:Gruppeninterview; Heranwachsender; Migrationshintergrund; Portal <Internet>; Psychische Störung; Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
Tag:Adolescents; Focus group discussions; Health literacy; Internet/web information; Mental illness; Migrant background; Qualitative content analysis; Young adults
Volume:18
Issue:1
Page Number:24
Institutes:Informations- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (F03) / Fakultät 03 / Institut für Informationswissenschaft
Informatik und Ingenieurwissenschaften (F10) / Fakultät 10 / Cologne Institute for Digital Ecosystems
Dewey Decimal Classification:500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik
Open Access:Open Access
DeepGreen:DeepGreen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International