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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2018

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Online and Blended Therapy: Survey Study Amongst Licensed Psychotherapists in Austria.

Raphael Schuster, Raffaela Pokorny, Thomas Berger, Naira Topooco, Anton-Rupert Laireiter

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Raphael SchusterOutpatient Center for Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-6447-9132
Raffaela Pokorny *Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-4154-0532
Thomas BergerDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2432-7791
Naira TopoocoDepartment of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5972-3041
Anton-Rupert LaireiterOutpatient Center for Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-6038-6775
University of Vienna · ATLinköping University · SEUniversity of Bern · CHUniversity of Salzburg · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWeb-based and blended (face-to-face plus Web-based) interventions for mental health disorders are gaining significance. However, many licensed psychotherapists still have guarded attitudes toward computer-assisted therapy, hindering dissemination efforts.

objectiveThe objective of this study was to provide a therapist-oriented evaluation of Web-based and blended therapies and identify commonalities and differences in attitudes toward both formats. Furthermore, it aimed to test the impact of an information clip on expressed attitudes.

methodsIn total, 95 Austrian psychotherapists were contacted and surveyed via their listed occupational email address. An 8-minute information video was shown to half of the therapists before 19 advantages and 13 disadvantages had to be rated on a 6-point Likert scale.

resultsThe sample resembled all assessed properties of Austrian psychotherapists (age, theoretical orientation, and region). Therapists did not hold a uniform overall preference. Instead, perceived advantages of both interventions were rated as neutral (t

conclusionsThis study is the first to directly compare therapists' attitudes toward Web-based and blended therapies. Positive attitudes play a pivotal role in the dissemination of new technologies, but unexperienced therapists seem to lack knowledge on how to benefit from technology-aided treatments. To speed up implementation, these aspects need to be addressed in the development of new interventions. Furthermore, the preference of blended treatments over Web-based interventions seems to relate to avoidance of risks. Although this study is likely to represent therapists' attitudes in countries with less advanced electronic health services, therapists' attitudes in more advanced countries might present differently.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelAdultAustriaFemaleHumansMalePsychotherapySurveys and Questionnairesattitude of health personnelattitude to healthcomputer-assisted therapyeHealthmobile phonepsychotherapy

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