Synchronous Web-Based Psychotherapy for Mental Disorders From a Health Quality Perspective: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated rapid changes to health care delivery, including a shift from in-person to digitally delivered psychotherapy. While these changes helped ensure timely psychotherapy provision, many concerns exist, including clinical, cultural, practical, privacy, and security issues.

Objective

This scoping review systematically mapped existing peer-reviewed research on synchronous, therapist-delivered web-based psychotherapy for individuals with a diagnosed mental illness. Data were analyzed through the lens of the Alberta Quality Matrix for Health (AQMH) to assess to what degree this literature addresses key indicators of health care quality. This analysis aided in the identification and organization of knowledge gaps with regard to web-based ps

SUBMITTER: Dhaliwal R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10656669 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature