Digital Health Interventions for Mental Health in People with Chronic Diseases

Digital Health Interventions for The Prevention, Detection and Management of Mental Health Problems in People with Chronic Diseases in Times of COVID-19: A Rapid Overview of Reviews

Project Status:Complete

Knowledge User(s)

Cliniques Médicales ProActive Santé

Patient/Public Partner(s)

Christine Aspiros

Funding Source(s)

  • Cliniques Médicales ProActive Santé

Project Objectives

To (1) identify digital health interventions effective at preventing, detecting and managing mental health problems in individuals with a pre-existing chronic disease; and (2) describe the characteristics of effective interventions to prevent, detect and manage mental health problems in individuals with chronic diseases, and their relevance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research Approach

Delphi, Rapid Overview of Reviews

Project Lead(s)

Annie LeBlanc

Position: Laval University, Quebec SPOR SUPPORT Unit
Email: annie.leblanc@fmed.ulaval.ca

Annie LeBlanc is a clinical epidemiologist, Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Investigator in the Research Center of the Quebec Institute of Primary Healthcare and Social Services, Quebec, Affiliate Investigator, Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, USA, and Interim Director, Capacity Building & Professional Development Core, Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) Quebec SUPPORT Unit, Quebec.

Dr. LeBlanc’s research centers around the translation of comparative effectiveness research into practice through the design, evaluation, implementation, and sustainability of patient-centered interventions and their impact on patient important outcomes. She lives in Quebec City with her husband and two children.

Annie LeBlanc

Laval University, Quebec SPOR SUPPORT Unit

Annie LeBlanc is a clinical epidemiologist, Associate Professor in the...