Hidden Roles of Students and Digital Health Applications in the Field of Mental Health: A Study Protocol for a Prospective Study on Hidden Social Roles with Focus on Informal Relatives, Mental Health, Sleep, and Digital Health Applications

Miriam Füßer, Thomas Ostermann, Jan Ehlers, Gregor Hohenberg

2024

Abstract

Students take on various hidden roles in life - including as informal carers. Due to the multiple burdens, young carers often suffer from psychological problems that cannot be treated due to a lack of therapeutic resources. Germany was the first country worldwide to include digital health applications in its health insurance portfolio. In this research project, which is to be carried out as part of a doctorate, the aim is to use an online survey to record the level of knowledge and willingness to use digital health applications, to identify the social roles as well as the associated activities and their amount of time, and to identify the mental health status of students to query. A digital health application for insomnia should be tested, as insomnia is a common accompanying symptom of psychological problems. It is expected that the level of knowledge about digital health applications is low, but there is a willingness to use them. It is also expected that a significant proportion of students are young carers. The digital health application against insomnia is expected to improve the sleep of many students. This doctorate is intended to give the included elements more visibility. The study is registered retrospectively.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Füßer M., Ostermann T., Ehlers J. and Hohenberg G. (2024). Hidden Roles of Students and Digital Health Applications in the Field of Mental Health: A Study Protocol for a Prospective Study on Hidden Social Roles with Focus on Informal Relatives, Mental Health, Sleep, and Digital Health Applications. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE; ISBN 978-989-758-700-9, SciTePress, pages 198-203. DOI: 10.5220/0012670800003699

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ict4awe24,
author={Miriam Füßer and Thomas Ostermann and Jan Ehlers and Gregor Hohenberg},
title={Hidden Roles of Students and Digital Health Applications in the Field of Mental Health: A Study Protocol for a Prospective Study on Hidden Social Roles with Focus on Informal Relatives, Mental Health, Sleep, and Digital Health Applications},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE},
year={2024},
pages={198-203},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012670800003699},
isbn={978-989-758-700-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE
TI - Hidden Roles of Students and Digital Health Applications in the Field of Mental Health: A Study Protocol for a Prospective Study on Hidden Social Roles with Focus on Informal Relatives, Mental Health, Sleep, and Digital Health Applications
SN - 978-989-758-700-9
AU - Füßer M.
AU - Ostermann T.
AU - Ehlers J.
AU - Hohenberg G.
PY - 2024
SP - 198
EP - 203
DO - 10.5220/0012670800003699
PB - SciTePress