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The high prevalence of mental health problems among university students poses a challenge when developing effective interventions, with digital technologies emerging as a potential resource to address this problem. The inclusion of student input in the design and development of such interventions is critical to improving their impact. This study contributed to the initial phase of a research project that aims to adapt and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an early intervention for anxiety and depression based on digital technologies for university students. Three participatory workshops were conducted with 13 university students in Chile to inquire about the features and content that a mental health mobile app should include to meet their needs and preferences. The workshop transcripts were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The results of this study highlight the value of modifications such as the personalisation of some features of the app. The students recommended incorporating topics related to university life and the possibility of contacting a mental health professional, as well as the inclusion of peer interaction or other forms of support.
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Barriers limiting access to mental health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBT+) university students have not yet been explored in depth. The aim of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to mental health help seeking and experiences with service use among LGBT+ university students. Participants were 24 LGBT+ students between 18 and 23 years of age from a university in Chile. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using thematic content analysis. Multiple barriers and facilitators influence mental health help-seeking of LGBT+ students, with some of these barriers being explicitly related to LGBT+ issues (e.g., fear of discrimination or accessing specialised services). Perceived effectiveness of services was closely related to access safe/affirming care. Trans students reported more barriers to help-seeking and negative experiences with professionals than their cisgender peers. Perceptions of university mental health services as safe spaces for LGBT+ students were related to a positive perception of the university regarding LGBT+ issues. Knowing the factors that either hinder or facilitate help-seeking and characterising service use experiences in this population is useful for improving access to mental health services and for the development of policies that promote affirmative care for LGBT+ people.
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Saúde Mental , Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero , Feminino , Humanos , Chile , Universidades , Pesquisa Qualitativa , EstudantesRESUMO
La transmisión de memorias acerca de la violencia política es apremiante en sociedades que han vivido autoritarismos. Este artículo se focaliza en dicho problema, en el contexto de la dictadura militar chilena (1973-1990) y la memoria que actualmente se construye acerca de ella, a cuarenta años del golpe de Estado. Desde una perspectiva dialógica, se analiza el tipo de relación que se produce entre generaciones cuando hacen memoria de la dictadura militar. Se realizaron seis grupos de discusión, participando un total de 48 personas convocadas según: a) grupo etario, b) posición ideológica, c) nivel socioeconómico y d) territorio. El análisis discursivo releva la constitución de tres generaciones -protagonista del pasado, protagonista del presente y zona gris- que al hacer memoria de la dictadura adoptan como forma dialógica el debate, no realizando mayores cuestionamientos respecto de los contenidos considerados al momento de construir versiones de dicho pasado en la conversación.
The transmission of memories about political violence is a pressing need in societies which have experienced authoritarian rule. The article focuses on this issue in the context of the Chilean military dictatorship (1973-1990) and the memory currently being constructed about it, forty years after the coup. From a dialogic perspective, the text analyzes the type of relationship established between generations when they think back about the military dictatorship. Six discussion groups were set up, with a total of 48 participants selected according to their a) age group, b) political stance, c) socioeconomic level, and d) territory. The discursive analysis reveals the establishment of three generations -protagonist of the past, protagonist of the present, and a gray area- whose members, when recalling the dictatorship, use debate as their dialogic form without truly questioning the contents employed to construct versions of this past in their conversations.
