Quality and methodological challenges in internet-based mental health trials

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 744-747

  Ye, Xibiao ^a,b   Bapuji, Sunita Bayyavarapu ^a   Winters, Shannon ^a   Metge, Colleen ^a,b   Raynard, Mellissa ^c  

^a WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet based research; mental health; methodology; quality

Indexed keywords

IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNET; RATING;

DATA COLLECTION METHOD; INTERNET-BASED RESEARCH; LITERATURE DATABASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; QUALITY COMPONENTS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY;

HEALTH;

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84905009277     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0298     Document Type: Article

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