Understanding Refugee Needs for E-Mental Health: Exploring Racism and Post-Migration Stressors

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034051

Enrollment

100

Registered

2024-04-11

Start date

2024-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

We used screening instruments (PCL-5, PHQ9, GAD7)

Interventions

Group 1: People with a refugee background (self-identified) aged 18 and over are interviewed anonymously at one measurement point regarding their needs for e-mental health services, current psychologi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Sufficient knowledge of German, English or Arabic; own refugee background

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No given consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Qualitative results of the needs analysis regarding e-mental health needs: Open questions on attitudes, wishes and usage behavior of e-Mental Health offers are asked (qualitative design). This endpoint is asked once as part of the online study and the answers are analyzed anonymously. The aim is to gain more detailed insights into the needs and previous usage behavior of refugees with regard to e-Mental Health services (e.g. therapy apps).	—

Measure

Time frame

Qualitative results of the needs analysis regarding e-mental health needs: Open questions on attitudes, wishes and usage behavior of e-Mental Health offers are asked (qualitative design). This endpoint is asked once as part of the online study and the answers are analyzed anonymously. The aim is to gain more detailed insights into the needs and previous usage behavior of refugees with regard to e-Mental Health services (e.g. therapy apps).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Racial discrimination experiences, post migration stressors, mental health	—

Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactSophie Eicher

Freie Universität Berlin

s.eicher@fu-berlin.de+49 30 838 724 83

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026