Factors influencing engagement with digital mental health interventions from the perspective of university students with existing mental health difficulties: a qualitative study

Alba Madrid-Cagigal; Leona Ryan; Carmen Kealy; Jamie McNulty; Maurice D. Mulvenna; Molly Byrne; Margaret M. Barry; Gary Donohoe

doi:10.1080/0144929X.2026.2675626

Factors influencing engagement with digital mental health interventions from the perspective of university students with existing mental health difficulties: a qualitative study

Alba Madrid-Cagigal
, Leona Ryan
, Carmen Kealy
, Jamie McNulty
, Maurice D. Mulvenna
, Molly Byrne
, Margaret M. Barry
, Gary Donohoe

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Journal	Behaviour and Information Technology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2026.2675626
Publication status	Published - 2026

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Madrid-Cagigal, A., Ryan, L., Kealy, C., McNulty, J., Mulvenna, M. D., Byrne, M., Barry, M. M., & Donohoe, G. (2026). Factors influencing engagement with digital mental health interventions from the perspective of university students with existing mental health difficulties: a qualitative study. Behaviour and Information Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2026.2675626

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