Title |
Expectations, experiences and attitudes of patients and primary care health professionals regarding online psychotherapeutic interventions for depression: protocol for a qualitative study
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Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-244x-13-64 |
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Authors |
Jesús Montero-Marín, José Miguel Carrasco, Miquel Roca, Antoni Serrano-Blanco, Margalida Gili, Fermin Mayoral, Juan V Luciano, Yolanda Lopez-del-Hoyo, Barbara Olivan, Francisco Collazo, Ricardo Araya, Rosa Baños, Cristina Botella, Javier García-Campayo |
Abstract |
In 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. |
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Egypt | 1 | 100% |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Spain | 5 | 2% |
United Kingdom | 4 | 1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
Norway | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 257 | 95% |
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Researcher | 50 | 19% |
Student > Master | 42 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 37 | 14% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 7% |
Student > Bachelor | 20 | 7% |
Other | 51 | 19% |
Unknown | 50 | 19% |
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Psychology | 101 | 37% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 20% |
Social Sciences | 19 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 3% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 2% |
Other | 22 | 8% |
Unknown | 60 | 22% |