Two sides of the same coin? Patient and therapist experiences with a transdiagnostic blended intervention focusing on emotion regulation
Introduction: The combination of internet-based intervention and psychotherapy, commonly termed blended therapy (BT), has gained popularity in recent years. While advantages and disadvantages of BT have been identified from the patient and therapist perspective, the two perspectives have rarely been...
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| author | Laura Luisa Bielinski Oliver Thomas Bur Gwendolyn Wälchli Jeannine Michelle Suter Nathalie Walsh Marijke Amanda Kley Tobias Krieger Thomas Berger |
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| description | Introduction: The combination of internet-based intervention and psychotherapy, commonly termed blended therapy (BT), has gained popularity in recent years. While advantages and disadvantages of BT have been identified from the patient and therapist perspective, the two perspectives have rarely been examined within the same treatment. Moreover, almost all available research on patient and therapist experiences with BT is disorder-specific. This study aimed to investigate patient and therapist experiences within the same transdiagnostic BT. Methods: A qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with eight patients and eight therapists taking part in a transdiagnostic blended intervention focusing on the topic of emotion regulation was conducted. A qualitative content analysis approach was used. Category frequencies were calculated and similarities and differences between the patient and therapist experience were explored. Results: Ten main themes and 59 subthemes were identified in the category system for patient interviews and ten main themes and 50 subthemes were identified in the category system for therapist interviews. Similarities and differences between the two perspectives were reported with regard to 1) expectations toward the intervention, 2) the internet-based intervention, 3) symptomatology and emotion regulation, 4) the therapeutic relationship and 5) the blended format. Conclusion: This study provides first insights on the experiences with transdiagnostic BT focusing on emotion regulation. Based on the results, different recommendations for the improvement of transdiagnostic BT are made. Future research on patient and therapist experiences with transdiagnostic BT is necessary, in order to further improve the experience of those involved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4ca5ab021db4666b5f57d93c15cc8262022-12-22T02:28:42ZengElsevierInternet Interventions2214-78292022-12-0130100586Two sides of the same coin? Patient and therapist experiences with a transdiagnostic blended intervention focusing on emotion regulationLaura Luisa Bielinski0Oliver Thomas Bur1Gwendolyn Wälchli2Jeannine Michelle Suter3Nathalie Walsh4Marijke Amanda Kley5Tobias Krieger6Thomas Berger7Corresponding author at: Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.; Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandIntroduction: The combination of internet-based intervention and psychotherapy, commonly termed blended therapy (BT), has gained popularity in recent years. While advantages and disadvantages of BT have been identified from the patient and therapist perspective, the two perspectives have rarely been examined within the same treatment. Moreover, almost all available research on patient and therapist experiences with BT is disorder-specific. This study aimed to investigate patient and therapist experiences within the same transdiagnostic BT. Methods: A qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with eight patients and eight therapists taking part in a transdiagnostic blended intervention focusing on the topic of emotion regulation was conducted. A qualitative content analysis approach was used. Category frequencies were calculated and similarities and differences between the patient and therapist experience were explored. Results: Ten main themes and 59 subthemes were identified in the category system for patient interviews and ten main themes and 50 subthemes were identified in the category system for therapist interviews. Similarities and differences between the two perspectives were reported with regard to 1) expectations toward the intervention, 2) the internet-based intervention, 3) symptomatology and emotion regulation, 4) the therapeutic relationship and 5) the blended format. Conclusion: This study provides first insights on the experiences with transdiagnostic BT focusing on emotion regulation. Based on the results, different recommendations for the improvement of transdiagnostic BT are made. Future research on patient and therapist experiences with transdiagnostic BT is necessary, in order to further improve the experience of those involved.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214782922000938Blended therapyTransdiagnosticEmotion regulation |
| spellingShingle | Laura Luisa Bielinski Oliver Thomas Bur Gwendolyn Wälchli Jeannine Michelle Suter Nathalie Walsh Marijke Amanda Kley Tobias Krieger Thomas Berger Two sides of the same coin? Patient and therapist experiences with a transdiagnostic blended intervention focusing on emotion regulation Internet Interventions Blended therapy Transdiagnostic Emotion regulation |
| title | Two sides of the same coin? Patient and therapist experiences with a transdiagnostic blended intervention focusing on emotion regulation |
| title_full | Two sides of the same coin? Patient and therapist experiences with a transdiagnostic blended intervention focusing on emotion regulation |
| title_fullStr | Two sides of the same coin? Patient and therapist experiences with a transdiagnostic blended intervention focusing on emotion regulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two sides of the same coin? Patient and therapist experiences with a transdiagnostic blended intervention focusing on emotion regulation |
| title_short | Two sides of the same coin? Patient and therapist experiences with a transdiagnostic blended intervention focusing on emotion regulation |
| title_sort | two sides of the same coin patient and therapist experiences with a transdiagnostic blended intervention focusing on emotion regulation |
| topic | Blended therapy Transdiagnostic Emotion regulation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214782922000938 |
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