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ArticleJournal of addiction medicine

Telehealth-delivered Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: Patient Perspectives in the Age of COVID-19.

Rachel Girard, Jane Foreman, Ellen Pinnette, Erin E Bonar, Anne Fernandez, Lewei Allison Lin

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Article in Journal of addiction medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rachel GirardFrom the University of Rhode Island, Department of Psychology, Kingston, RI (RG); VA Center for Clinical Management Research (CCMR), VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI (JF, LAL); Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (EP); Addiction Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (EEB, AF, LAL); and Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (EEB).
Jane Foreman
Ellen Pinnette
Erin E Bonar
Anne Fernandez
Lewei Allison Lin
Landcare Australia · AU

Funding

EPA EP-C-18-008HSRD VA IK2 HX002612
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic precipitated increases in alcohol use and ushered in virtually delivered health care, creating an opportunity to examine the impacts of telehealth on alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment. To understand these impacts, we explored perspectives on telehealth-delivered psychotherapy among individuals with AUD.

methodsThis was a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. Participants (N = 31) were patients with AUD who had received telehealth-delivered AUD psychotherapy in the last 2 years (n = 11) or had never experienced AUD psychotherapy (n = 20), recruited from two large academically-affiliated health care systems in Michigan between July and August 2020. Participants were asked about perceived barriers and facilitators to AUD psychotherapy, benefits and drawbacks of telehealth-delivered AUD psychotherapy, and changes needed to improve psychotherapy delivery. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed iteratively using thematic analysis.

resultsParticipants identified factors relating to perceptions of and experience with telehealth-delivered AUD psychotherapy. Findings reflected four major themes: treatment accessibility, treatment flexibility, treatment engagement, and stigma. Perceptions about telehealth's impact on treatment accessibility varied widely and included benefits (e.g., eliminating transportation challenges) and barriers (e.g., technology costs). Treatment flexibility and treatment engagement factors included the ability to use phone and video and perceptions of receiving care via telehealth, respectively. Telehealth impacts on treatment stigma were also a key theme.

conclusionsOverall, perceptions of telehealth treatment for AUD varied. Participants expressed the importance of options, flexibility, and collaborating on decisions with providers to determine treatment modality. Future research should explore who benefits most from telehealth and avenues to enhance implementation.

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AlcoholismCOVID-19TelemedicineHumansPandemicsPsychotherapy

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PMID37934529
PMCPMC10860208
OpenAlexW4385759698

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