Public Attitudes Toward Guided Internet-Based Therapies: Web-Based Survey Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Internet interventions have been proposed to improve the accessibility and use of evidence-based psychological treatments. However, little is known about attitudes toward such treatments, which can be an important barrier to their use. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to (1) determine attitudes toward guided internet interventions, (2) assess its acceptability compared with other internet-based formats, and (3) explore predictors of acceptance. METHODS:A convenience-sample Web-based survey (N=646) assessed attitudes toward guided internet therapies (ie, perceived usefulness and helpfulness, and advantage relative to face-to-face therapy), preferences for delivery modes (ie, e-preference: guided internet interventions, unguided internet interventions, or videoconferencing psychotherapy

SUBMITTER: Apolinario-Hagen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5974457 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature