Acceptability of Internet treatment of anxiety and depression
Acceptability of Internet treatment of anxiety and depression
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DOI：
10.3109/10398562.2011.562295
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发表时间：
2011-06-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Andrews, Gavin
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作者：
Gun, Shih Ying;Titov, Nickolai;Andrews, Gavin
目的：互联网越来越多地用于提供常见精神障碍的治疗方案。然而，人们对在线干预的可接受性知之甚少。本研究采用一项在线调查来探索基于互联网的焦虑和抑郁治疗方案的可接受程度。方法：2008年，在焦虑与抑郁临床研究中心（CRUfAD）运营的网站上，邀请访问者在16周内完成一份在线问卷。结果：在1543名开始调查的人中，1104名（72%）澳大利亚卫生专业人员和非专业人员完成了调查。针对轻度或中度症状患者的网络治疗方案比针对重度症状患者的方案更容易被接受。卫生专业人员和非卫生专业人员在可接受性评分方面没有差异。正如预期的那样，以前使用过互联网治疗的人比没有使用过互联网治疗的人更容易接受和偏爱互联网治疗。结论：受访者认为基于互联网的治疗方案是可以接受的，以前的用户的评分更高。为了促进实施，项目开发人员需要实施策略，以增加对此类项目的功效和有效性的了解，并让治疗师和消费者参与建立道德和专业的指导方针，以确保他们的安全和负责任的使用。
Objective: The Internet is increasingly used to deliver treatment programs for common mental disorders. However, little is known about the acceptability of online interventions. The present study used an online survey to explore levels of acceptability of Internet-based treatment programs for anxiety and depression.Methods: Visitors to websites operated by the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD), were invited to complete an online questionnaire during 16 weeks in 2008.Results: Of 1543 people who began the survey, 1104 (72%) Australian health professionals and lay people completed it. Internet treatment programs for people with mild or moderate symptoms were more acceptable than programs for people with severe symptoms. There were no differences between health professionals and non-health professionals in acceptability ratings. As expected, previous users of Internet treatments reported significantly greater acceptability and preference for Internet treatments than non-users.Conclusions: Respondents rated Internet-based treatment programs as acceptable, with higher ratings from previous users. In order to facilitate implementation, program developers need to implement strategies for increasing knowledge about the efficacy and effectiveness of such programs, and engage therapists and consumers in establishing ethical and professional guidelines for their safe and responsible use.