ArticleAddiction science & clinical practice2020
Choosing internet-based treatment for problematic alcohol use-why, when and how? Users' experiences of treatment online.
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- Is internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol use disorder equally effective for men and women? Implications of a secondary analysis of a clinical trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Evaluation of a Primary E-Health Intervention for People with Alcohol Use Disorder: Clinical Characteristics of Users and Efficacy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Blended Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (Blend-A): Explorative Mixed Methods Pilot and Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
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- Improving internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for alcohol misuse: Patient perspectives following program completion.Internet interventions · 2021Article
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- Impact of Users' Attitudes Toward Anonymous Internet Interventions for Cannabis vs. Alcohol Use: A Secondary Analysis of Data From Two Clinical Trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundInternet-based treatment has emerged as a cost-effective option for reaching people who for different reasons are not reached by traditional treatment. Internet-based treatment for problematic alcohol use, specifically, has been found to show results on par with other forms of treatment. However, in-depth knowledge of users' experiences is required to understand what works, and what needs further development. The aim of this study is to investigate the help-seeking motives among users of an internet-based service for problematic alcohol use, as well as the users' experiences of the support available through the service.
methodThe study consists of a thematic analysis of interviews with 38 former users of the internet-based intervention Alkoholhjälpen.
resultsThe analysis shows that health and relationship factors, as well as feelings of shame, were important motives for the users' decisions to reduce their drinking. Availability and anonymity seem to have been important reasons for choosing internet-based support. The different treatment components, i.e. ICBT program, therapist support and discussion forum, were each perceived as helpful by some users but not by others. Treatment components were described as more useful when users were able to personally identify with the content, and when it helped them reflect on their own alcohol consumption.
conclusionsThere are several aspects that are relevant, beyond the comparison between components, if we want to understand what works and for whom in internet-based treatment. Internet-based treatment services should be generous in terms of options for the users.
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