ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023
Determinants of psychotherapists' attitudes to online psychotherapy.
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- Therapist characteristics and acceptance of internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy: A national cross-sectional survey using the technology acceptance model after ten years of iCBT in Norway.Internet interventions · 2025Article
- Psychotherapists' Ethical Dilemmas Regarding Online and Face-to-Face Psychotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of online therapy in promoting wellbeing and reducing burnout among psychotherapists.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Advantages and disadvantages of online psychotherapy and decisions to use it in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic - analysis of mediation variables.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Exploring Psychotherapists' Attitudes on Internet- and Mobile-Based Interventions in Germany: Thematic Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Online psychotherapy is a form of work that is becoming more and more popular. Public health problems, such as COVID-19, forced mental health professionals and patients to incorporate new methodologies such as the use of electronic media and internet to provide follow-up, treatment and also supervision. The aim of this study was to investigate which factors shape the therapists' attitudes toward online psychotherapy during a pandemic taking into account: (1) attitudes toward the COVID-19 pandemic (fear of contagion, pandemic fatigue, etc.), (2) personal characteristics of the psychotherapists (age, gender, feeling of efficacy, anxiety, depression, etc.), and (3) characteristics of the psychotherapeutic practice (guideline procedure, client age group, professional experience, etc). Materials and methods: Study participants were 177 psychotherapists from four European countries: Poland ( Results: Determinants that impacted psychotherapists' attitudes toward online therapy were: COVID-19 belief in prevention-keeping distance and hand disinfection, pandemic behavioral fatigue, previous online therapy experience (including voice call), working with youth and adults. Our study showed that belief in the sense of prevention in the form of taking care of hand disinfection before the session, pandemic behavioral fatigue and experience in working with adults were significant predictors of negative attitudes of therapists toward online psychological interventions. On the other hand, belief in the sense of prevention in the form of keeping distance during the session had a positive effect on general attitudes toward therapy conducted via the internet. Discussion: The online therapy boom during the COVID-19 pandemic has spawned a powerful tool for psychotherapists. More research in this area and training of psychotherapists are needed for online psychological interventions to become an effective therapy format that is accepted by patients and therapists alike.
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