Therapists’ experiences with providing guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with mild and moderate depression: a thematic analysis
IntroductionGuided internet-delivered therapy has shown promising results for patients with mild and moderate depressive disorder, but several challenges with the format have been reported. The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate therapists’ experiences providing guided internet-deliver...
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| description | IntroductionGuided internet-delivered therapy has shown promising results for patients with mild and moderate depressive disorder, but several challenges with the format have been reported. The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate therapists’ experiences providing guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with mild and moderate depression.Material and methodsTwelve therapists were interviewed, and the interviews were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.Results and conclusionThree themes were created: (1) For the right person, at the right time. This theme is about therapists’ experiences appointing patients to the program. It is challenging to predict which patients will benefit from it, and it is not the right option for all patients. (2) It is not like chatting on Facebook. The second theme was about the experiences with demands on clinics, therapists and patients that must be considered. The internet-delivered treatment should not be viewed as a simple treatment option, and the value of having contact with the patients during treatment was emphasized. (3) It is like a railroad, but without the switches. This theme was about the experiences with how the treatment content was conveyed to the patients, how the therapists expressed concerns with the usability of the program and the reported need for more possibilities in tailoring treatment for each patient. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f417083d9e4342bbbb23221fb0a6c3242023-12-19T15:50:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-07-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.12368951236895Therapists’ experiences with providing guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with mild and moderate depression: a thematic analysisLine Børtveit0Line Børtveit1Tine Nordgreen2Tine Nordgreen3Anders Nordahl-Hansen4Faculty of Health, Welfare and Organisation, Østfold University College, Halden, NorwayDepartment of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, NorwayDivision of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Education, ICT, and Learning, Østfold University College, Halden, NorwayIntroductionGuided internet-delivered therapy has shown promising results for patients with mild and moderate depressive disorder, but several challenges with the format have been reported. The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate therapists’ experiences providing guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with mild and moderate depression.Material and methodsTwelve therapists were interviewed, and the interviews were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.Results and conclusionThree themes were created: (1) For the right person, at the right time. This theme is about therapists’ experiences appointing patients to the program. It is challenging to predict which patients will benefit from it, and it is not the right option for all patients. (2) It is not like chatting on Facebook. The second theme was about the experiences with demands on clinics, therapists and patients that must be considered. The internet-delivered treatment should not be viewed as a simple treatment option, and the value of having contact with the patients during treatment was emphasized. (3) It is like a railroad, but without the switches. This theme was about the experiences with how the treatment content was conveyed to the patients, how the therapists expressed concerns with the usability of the program and the reported need for more possibilities in tailoring treatment for each patient.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1236895/fullinternet-delivered therapytherapists’ experiencesproviding online therapyiCBTinternet-delivered therapy for depressionthematic analysis |
| spellingShingle | Line Børtveit Line Børtveit Tine Nordgreen Tine Nordgreen Anders Nordahl-Hansen Therapists’ experiences with providing guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with mild and moderate depression: a thematic analysis Frontiers in Psychology internet-delivered therapy therapists’ experiences providing online therapy iCBT internet-delivered therapy for depression thematic analysis |
| title | Therapists’ experiences with providing guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with mild and moderate depression: a thematic analysis |
| title_full | Therapists’ experiences with providing guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with mild and moderate depression: a thematic analysis |
| title_fullStr | Therapists’ experiences with providing guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with mild and moderate depression: a thematic analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Therapists’ experiences with providing guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with mild and moderate depression: a thematic analysis |
| title_short | Therapists’ experiences with providing guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with mild and moderate depression: a thematic analysis |
| title_sort | therapists experiences with providing guided internet delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with mild and moderate depression a thematic analysis |
| topic | internet-delivered therapy therapists’ experiences providing online therapy iCBT internet-delivered therapy for depression thematic analysis |
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