Authors
Maria Melchior, Natasha Figueiredo, Aurélia Roversi, Alexandre Dubanchet, Eric Bui, Julian Vadell-Martínez, Corrado Barbui, Marianna Purgato, José Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Roberto Mediavilla, David McDaid, A-La Park, Papoula Petri-Romão, Raffael Kalisch, Pablo Nicaise, Vincent Lorant, Marit Sijbrandij, Anke B Witteveen, Richard Bryant, Mireia Felez, James Underhill, Giulia Pollice, Andrea Tortelli
Publication date
2023/11/17
Journal
BMC public health
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
2275
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on population-wide mental health and well-being. Although people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage may be especially vulnerable, they experience barriers in accessing mental health care. To overcome these barriers, the World Health Organization (WHO) designed two scalable psychosocial interventions, namely the web-based Doing What Matters in Times of Stress (DWM) and the face-to-face Problem Management Plus (PM+), to help people manage stressful situations. Our study aims to test the effectiveness of a stepped-care program using DWM and PM + among individuals experiencing unstable housing in France – a majority of whom are migrant or have sought asylum.
Methods
This is a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a stepped-care program using DWM and PM + among persons with …
Total citations
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