Usability and Acceptance by Therapists and Users of an Internet-Based Intervention Based on the Unified Protocol in Argentina.

ABSTRACT: Latin American countries face a significant mental health gap, characterized by an increasing prevalence of mental disorders and limited access to evidence-based treatments. Internet-based interventions hold promise for bridging this gap. In Argentina, there are currently no locally developed internet-based interventions. To address this gap, our research team recently developed an Internet-Based Unified Protocol Intervention (IUPI), a transdiagnostic intervention adapted from the Unified Protocol. This study aimed to evaluate its usability and acceptability in the local population, a necessary step for its subsequent implementation.

Methodology

A mixed-methods study was conducted with 20 professionals and 10 users who tested IUPI for 2 weeks. The System Usability Scale, an ad-hoc q

SUBMITTER: Celleri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12598383 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature