The Effect of Online Health Services or Mobile Applications on the Mental Health in the Remote Population

Research Proposal 1
Running Head: Research Proposal
Research proposal

Research Proposal 2
Table of Contents
Table of Contents........................................................................................................................................2
Research Title..............................................................................................................................................3
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Background.................................................................................................................................................3
Research Hypotheses...................................................................................................................................4
Significance of the study.............................................................................................................................4
Study design................................................................................................................................................5
Sampling technique.....................................................................................................................................5
Data collection.............................................................................................................................................5
Statistical analyses.......................................................................................................................................6
Ethics application........................................................................................................................................6
Limitations of the study...............................................................................................................................7
Research Question.......................................................................................................................................7
Literature Review........................................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................10
References.................................................................................................................................................11

Research Proposal 3
Research Title
The title or topic of this research proposal is “The Effect of Online Health Services or Mobile
applications on the Mental Health in the remote population."
Introduction
The study of online health services and mobile applications in remote areas has become
important today among the research community. Online health service or m-Health is a term for
the use of mobile phones and other wireless communication devices in health care in order to
educate patients about preventive health care. The use of m-health is highly popular in the rural
areas where healthcare amenities are far off or not available or inaccessible. Therefore, the
research scope in this topic is expanding day by day, along with the diversification of the impact
areas such as mental health (Mohr, Burns, Schueller, Clarke and Klinkman, 2013). In this
context, this research proposal is designed to provide an insight into the effect of an online health
service or mobile application on the mental health of people in the remote areas.
Background
From the past few years, it has been observed that around 25 percent of the Australian population
from the rural areas experience mental health issues however, only 10 to 15% of them receive
proper care. The key reasons for this treatment gap are unavailability of health professionals,
health services, and stigma that are worse especially in the remote areas of Australia. Thus, the
use of mobile technology is helpful in delivering mental health care coupled with training of
primary care health professionals for depression, stress, and suicidal cases in people (Price,

Research Proposal 4
Yuen, Goetter, Herbert, Forman, Acierno and Ruggiero, 2014). Despite the fact that the evidence
supports the use of online health apps as a means for providing mental health treatment, there
remains question around whether such online applications have brought high efficacy in remote
areas.
Research Hypotheses
The hypotheses for this research proposal are:
H1: There is a Positive Effect of Online Health Services or Mobile applications on the Mental
Health in the remote population
H2: There is a Negative Effect of Online Health Services or Mobile applications on the Mental
Health in the remote population.
Significance of the study
Globally, the use of internet has risen considerably over the past decade, with a jump up to 52%
of the population in the Australia. Although online health services and m-health information
differ in quality and readability however it has helped people by improving disease coping
strategies, self-efficacy, and empowerment for the remote population of Australia. In this
context, this study establishes the doctor-patient relationship, and enhances the ability of remote
area consumers to make decisions on health-related behaviors. This research also creates a
foundation for the future researches on the impact of online health services on consumers at
global level.