RT Journal Article
T1 Expectations, experiences and attitudes of patients and primary care health professionals regarding online psychotherapeutic interventions for depression: protocol for a qualitative study.
A1 Montero-Marín, Jesús
A1 Carrasco, José Miguel
A1 Roca, Miquel
A1 Serrano-Blanco, Antoni
A1 Gili, Margalida
A1 Mayoral, Fermin
A1 Luciano, Juan V
A1 Lopez-del-Hoyo, Yolanda
A1 Olivan, Barbara
A1 Collazo, Francisco
A1 Araya, Ricardo
A1 Baños, Rosa
A1 Botella, Cristina
A1 García-Campayo, Javier
K1 Depression
K1 Online psychotherapy
K1 Internet-based treatment
K1 Protocol
K1 Qualitative study
K1 Actitud ante los ordenadores
K1 Actitud ante la salud
K1 Depresion
K1 Grupos focales
K1 Entrevistas como asunto
K1 Médicos de atención primaria
K1 Telemedicina
K1 Actitud del personal sanitario
AB BACKGROUNDIn the year 2020, depression will cause the second highest amount of disability worldwide. One quarter of the population will suffer from depression symptoms at some point in their lives. Mental health services in Western countries are overburdened. Therefore, cost-effective interventions that do not involve mental health services, such as online psychotherapy programs, have been proposed. These programs demonstrate satisfactory outcomes, but the completion rate for patients is low. Health professionals' attitudes towards this type of psychotherapy are more negative than the attitudes of depressed patients themselves. The aim of this study is to describe the profile of depressed patients who would benefit most from online psychotherapy and to identify expectations, experiences, and attitudes about online psychotherapy among both patients and health professionals that can facilitate or hinder its effects.METHODSA parallel qualitative design will be used in a randomised controlled trial on the efficiency of online psychotherapeutic treatment for depression. Through interviews and focus groups, the experiences of treated patients, their reasons for abandoning the program, the expectations of untreated patients, and the attitudes of health professionals will be examined. Questions will be asked about training in new technologies, opinions of online psychotherapy, adjustment to therapy within the daily routine, the virtual and anonymous relationship with the therapist, the process of online communication, information necessary to make progress in therapy, process of working with the program, motivations and attitudes about treatment, expected consequences, normalisation of this type of therapy in primary care, changes in the physician-patient relationship, and resources and risks. A thematic content analysis from the grounded theory for interviews and an analysis of the discursive positions of participants based on the sociological model for focus groups will be performed.DISCUSSIONKnowledge of the expectations, experiences, and attitudes of both patients and medical personnel regarding online interventions for depression can facilitate the implementation of this new psychotherapeutic tool. This qualitative investigation will provide thorough knowledge of the perceptions, beliefs, and values of patients and clinicians, which will be very useful for understanding how to implement this intervention method for depression.
PB BioMed Central
YR 2013
FD 2013-02-20
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1392
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1392
LA en
NO Montero-Marín J, Carrasco JM, Roca M, Serrano-Blanco A, Gili M, Mayoral F, et al. Expectations, experiences and attitudes of patients and primary care health professionals regarding online psychotherapeutic interventions for depression: protocol for a qualitative study. BMC Psychiatry. 2013; 13:64
NO Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't;
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025