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Effekten av online-baserat kamratstöd hos individer med psykisk ohälsa: En strukturerad litteraturstudie
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The effects of online-based peer support for individuals with psychological conditions : A structured review of the literature (English)
Abstract [sv]

Introduktion: Psykisk ohälsa är ett stort samhällsproblem som har vuxit sig större över de senaste åren. Medan ökande besvär relaterade till psykisk ohälsa observerats inom den svenska befolkningen, så rapporterar regionerna samtidigt en brist på professionella inom behandling av denna ohälsa. Ett alternativ till traditionella behandlingsmetoder för psykisk ohälsa är kamratstöd mellan individer med levd erfarenhet av psykisk ohälsa. De senaste åren har kamratstöd börjat användas mer och mer i online-baserade format och forum, och forskning inom detta område har visat på lovande resultat för ökat välmående för individer som deltar i online-baserat kamratstöd.

Syfte: Syftet med den strukturerade litteraturstudien var att undersöka om hälsofrämjande effekter och riskfaktorer existerar inom digitalt kamratstöd för psykisk ohälsa på moderatorkontrollerade forum, samt vad dessa effekter är.

Metod: Metoden som användes var en strukturerad litteraturstudie, med en induktiv tematisk analys av 11 kvalitetsgranskade tidskriftsartiklar.

Resultat: Den tematiska analysen genererade tre teman: Känsla av samhörighet, ökad kunskap och ökad självförmåga och egenmakt. Resultatet visade att deltagandet i online-baserade moderatorkontrollerade forum för psykisk ohälsa resulterade i hälsofrämjande effekter. Dock visade resultatet också på att begränsningar och risker existerade i användandet av online-baserat kamratstöd.

Slutsats: Resultatet belyste att användandet av online-baserat kamratstöd kan verka förebyggande genom att uppnå hälsofrämjande effekter, samt att detta kan vara en möjlighet för att minska vårdklyftorna för psykisk ohälsa genom att öka tillgången till online-baserat psykologiskt stöd.

Abstract [en]

Introduction: Declining mental health is an issue that has grown continuously bigger over the past few years. While symptoms of poor mental health continue to be observed within the Swedish population, the regions continue to report a decline in mental health professionals available to support treatment of individuals with psychological conditions. An alternative to traditional forms of treatment for mental health concerns is peer support between individuals with lived experience. The last few years peer support has increasingly moved into online based delivery methods, and research within this area is showing promising results of increased wellbeing for individuals engaging in this form of support. 

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether health promoting effects and risk factors existed within online-based peer support forums with moderators present for individuals living with psychological conditions, and what these effects were.

Method: The method used was a structured literature review, with an inductive thematic analysis of 11 peer-reviewed journal articles.

Results: The thematic analysis produced three themes:Sense of belonging, increased knowledge, and increased self-efficacy and empowerment. The result indicated that participation in online-based moderator run forums for individuals with psychological conditions resulted in health promoting effects. The results however showed that limitations and risks also existed within the use of online-based peer support.

Conclusion: The results indicated that the use of online-based peer support can work in a preventative way through achieving health promoting effects.It also indicates that this could be an opportunity to decrease the gap in accessibility of support and treatment for individuals living with psychological conditions through increasing the access to online-based psychological supports.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 27
Keywords [en]
Mental illness, peer support, online-based, health-promoting, risk factor
Keywords [sv]
Psykisk ohälsa, kamratstöd, online-baserat, hälsofrämjande, riskfaktor
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Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-22694OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-22694DiVA, id: diva2:1767460
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Public Health Science
Educational program
Folkhälsovetenskap: Digital hälsa och kommunikation
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Available from: 2023-06-14 Created: 2023-06-14 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved

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