Implementing internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy in healthcare services: a qualitative exploration of stakeholder experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study consisted of a qualitative exploration of stakeholder experience regarding the implementation of internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) as part of routine service provision within the UK's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies program.

Methods

Stakeholder groups included service providers (n = 6), commercial iCBT representatives (n = 6) and patients who received a course of iCBT as part of treatment at the service (n = 7). Participants took part in a semi-structured interview over the telephone, and subsequent data were qualitatively analyzed using the descriptive-interpretive approach.

Results

Service providers highlighted the importance of effective leadership and management, training initiatives, the

SUBMITTER: Duffy D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10562631 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature