abstract: 'Background. Transnational migrant populations face critical barriers to

  mental health service utilization that perpetuate mental health

  disparities globally. Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) number over 2

  million globally and 25\% are female domestic workers. Structural

  barriers prevent equitable access to mental health services for this

  population. Electronic mental health (eMental Health) intervention is a

  scalable alternative to face-to-face treatment. The current study sought

  to identify key correlates of intention to use eMental Health within a

  community of female Filipino domestic workers living and working in

  Macao (SAR), China.

  Methods. Respondent-driven sampling implemented at a community field

  site was used to reach a sample of 1364 female domestic workers. A

  multivariable adjusted partial proportional-odds (PPO) model was used to

  assess relevant correlates of intent to use eMental Health.

  Results. The majority (62.8\%) reported being likely to utilize eMental

  Health. The adjusted PPO model showed that younger age (18-25, 26-35,

  36-45 v. over 55), longer time as an OFW, being likely (v. neutral and

  unlikely) to seek professional services, willingness to pay for services

  (v. not), belief that mental health services are a priority (v. low

  priority), having access to Wi-Fi outside the employer''s home (v. not),

  and higher levels of social support were associated with increased odds

  of intent to use eMental Health.

  Conclusions. eMental Health is a promising intervention with high

  potential for uptake among OFWs. The majority of the study population

  owned a smartphone and were able to connect to the Internet or Wi-Fi.

  Future work will rigorously evaluate eMental Health programs for use

  among OFWs.'
affiliation: 'Hall, BJ (Corresponding Author), Univ Macau, Global \& Community Mental
  Hlth Res Grp, E21-3040,Ave Univ, Taipa, Macau, Peoples R China.

  Hall, Brian J.; Shi, Wei; Garabiles, Melissa R.; Chan, Edward W. W., Univ Macau,
  Fac Social Sci, Global \& Community Mental Hlth Res Grp, Taipa, Macau, Peoples R
  China.

  Hall, Brian J., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Behav \& Soc, Baltimore,
  MD USA.

  Garabiles, Melissa R., Ateneo Manila Univ, Dept Psychol, Quezon City, Philippines.'
article-number: e33
author: Hall, Brian J. and Shi, Wei and Garabiles, Melissa R. and Chan, Edward W.
  W.
author-email: brianhall@umac.mo
author_list:
- family: Hall
  given: Brian J.
- family: Shi
  given: Wei
- family: Garabiles
  given: Melissa R.
- family: Chan
  given: Edward W. W.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1017/gmh.2018.25
files: []
issn: 2054-4251
journal: GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH
keywords: Domestic workers; eMental Health; migrants; scalable interventions
keywords-plus: 'POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY;

  MENTAL-HEALTH; SERVICE UTILIZATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; LOW-INCOME;

  DEPRESSION; CARE; IMMIGRANTS; MIGRATION'
language: English
month: OCT 15
number-of-cited-references: '72'
orcid-numbers: 'Hall, Brian J./0000-0001-9358-2377

  Garabiles, Melissa/0000-0002-2928-740X'
papis_id: 37f09ab228f998ea1e449edb83c6d4f7
ref: Hall2018correlatesexpected
researcherid-numbers: 'Hall, Brian J./B-7694-2016

  '
times-cited: '18'
title: Correlates of expected eMental Health intervention uptake among Filipino domestic
  workers in China
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000447313100001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '10'
volume: '5'
web-of-science-categories: Psychiatry
year: '2018'