TY  - JOUR
AU  - Landman, Benjamin
AU  - Khoury, Elie
AU  - Cohen, Alicia
AU  - Trebossen, Vincent
AU  - Michel, Alexandre
AU  - Lefebvre, Aline
AU  - Delorme, Richard
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/8/15
TI  - Acceptance of a French e–Mental Health Information Website (CléPsy) for Families: A Web-Based Survey
JO  - JMIR Pediatr Parent
SP  - e50978
VL  - 7
KW  - mental health education
KW  - children
KW  - family
KW  - child
KW  - pediatrics
KW  - pediatric
KW  - mental health
KW  - parent
KW  - parents
KW  - parenting
KW  - psychiatry
KW  - website
KW  - acceptance
KW  - patient education
KW  - online information
KW  - health information
KW  - ease of use
KW  - usefulness
KW  - survey
KW  - surveys
KW  - user
KW  - experience
KW  - questionnaire
KW  - questionnaires
KW  - families
AB  - Background: Childhood mental health issues concern a large amount of children worldwide and represent a major public health challenge. The lack of knowledge among parents and caregivers in this area hinders effective management. Empowering families enhances their ability to address their children’s difficulties, boosts health literacy, and promotes positive changes. However, seeking reliable mental health information remains challenging due to fear, stigma, and mistrust of the sources of information. Objective: This study evaluates the acceptance of a website, CléPsy, designed to provide reliable information and practical tools for families concerned about child mental health and parenting. Methods: This study examines user characteristics and assesses ease of use, usefulness, trustworthiness, and attitude toward using the website. Platform users were given access to a self-administered questionnaire by means of mailing lists, social networks, and posters between May and July 2022. Results: Findings indicate that the wide majority of the 317 responders agreed or somewhat agreed that the website made discussions about mental health easier with professionals (n=264, 83.3%) or with their relatives (n=260, 82.1%). According to the ANOVA, there was a significant effect between educational level and perceived trust (F6=3.03; P=.007) and between frequency of use and perceived usefulness (F2=4.85; P=.008). Conclusions: The study underlines the importance of user experience and design in web-based health information dissemination and emphasizes the need for accessible and evidence-based information. Although the study has limitations, it provides preliminary support for the acceptability and usefulness of the website. Future efforts should focus on inclusive co-construction with users and addressing the information needs of families from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds. 
SN  - 2561-6722
UR  - https://pediatrics.jmir.org/2024/1/e50978
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/50978
DO  - 10.2196/50978
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/50978
ER  -