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ArticleInternet interventions2020

Consensus statement on the problem of terminology in psychological interventions using the internet or digital components.

Ewelina Smoktunowicz, Azy Barak, Gerhard Andersson, Rosa M Banos, Thomas Berger, Cristina Botella, Blake F Dear, Tara Donker, David D Ebert, Heather Hadjistavropoulos and 12 more

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22 authors.

Ewelina SmoktunowiczDepartment of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Chodakowska 19, 31 03-815 Warsaw, Poland.
Azy BarakDepartment of Counseling and Human Development, University of Haifa, Israel.
Gerhard AnderssonDepartment of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Rosa M BanosUniversidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Thomas BergerDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Cristina BotellaCIBER Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Blake F DearDepartment of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Tara DonkerDepartment of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
David D EbertFaculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Clinical, Neuro- & Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Heather HadjistavropoulosDepartment of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Canada.
David C HodginsUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Viktor KaldoDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.
David C MohrCenter for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Tine NordgreenDivision of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Mark B PowersBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Heleen RiperDepartment of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Lee M RitterbandCenter for Behavioral Health & Technology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Alexander RozentalDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Stephen M SchuellerDepartment of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Nickolai TitovDepartment of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Cornelia WeiseDepartment of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Per CarlbringDepartment of Psychology, Stockholm University, Frescati Hagvag 8, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the emergence of psychological interventions delivered via the Internet they have differed in numerous ways. The wealth of formats, methods, and technological solutions has led to increased availability and cost-effectiveness of clinical care, however, it has simultaneously generated a multitude of terms. With this paper, we first aim to establish whether a terminology issue exists in the field of Internet-delivered psychological interventions. If so, we aim to determine its implications for research, education, and practice. Furthermore, we intend to discuss solutions to mitigate the problem; in particular, we propose the concept of a common glossary. We invited 23 experts in the field of Internet-delivered interventions to respond to four questions, and employed the Delphi method to facilitate a discussion. We found that experts overwhelmingly agreed that there were terminological challenges, and that it had significant consequences for conducting research, treating patients, educating students, and informing the general public about Internet-delivered interventions. A cautious agreement has been reached that formulating a common glossary would be beneficial for the field to address the terminology issue. We end with recommendations for the possible formats of the glossary and means to disseminate it in a way that maximizes the probability of broad acceptance for a variety of stakeholders.

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Consensus statementDigital healthInternetInternet-delivered interventionsPsychotherapyTerminology

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PMCPMC7305336

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