Added value or added burden? A qualitative investigation of blending internet self-help with face-to-face cognitive behaviour therapy for depression.
Psychother Res
; 30(8): 998-1010, 2020 11.
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
Numerous studies and reviews have explored the value of adding therapist support to internet self-help for improving client adherence and outcomes. This study is different as it explores the value of adding internet self-help to face-to-face therapy, from the perspective of practitioners who used both. This study explores practitioners' experiences of whether-and how-internet self-help blended with face-to-face therapy may confer an added value or become an added burden to their routine practice.Methods:
Using a structured topic guide, we collected narrative data via 3 focus groups and 1 telephone interview from 11 practitioners across two sites in England. We carried out a thematic analysis within two domains, "value vs. burden".Results:
Practitioners reported that internet self-help can confer added value to face-to-face therapy by fostering client engagement with face-to-face sessions; making therapy ubiquitous beyond sessions; and preventing therapeutic drift between sessions. Conversely, internet self-help can add burden to face-to-face therapy when it is experienced as disruptive, overwhelming and time-consuming.Conclusions:
Recognizing and mitigating factors that can turn internet self-help from an added value to an added burden will help practitioners adopt and make the most out of blended therapy.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Autocuidado
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Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual
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Investigación Cualitativa
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Depresión
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Intervención basada en la Internet
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychother Res
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido