Internet ‐based psychological therapies: A qualitative study of National Health Service commissioners and managers views

ConclusionsThe study highlights factors influencing access to Internet ‐based therapies, important given the rapid evolution of e‐therapies, and particularly timely given increasing use of remote therapies due to COVID‐19 restrictions. Interviewees were open to Internet‐based approaches, particularly GSH interventions, so long as they do not compromise on thera py quality. Interviewees acknowledged implementation may be challenging, and recommendations were offered.Practitioner points There is a shift in practice and increasingly positive views from NHS staff around remote psychological therapies and different ways of connecting with patients, particularly since the COVID ‐19 pandemic. There is a strong preference for Internet‐based psychological interventions that are guided and that include built‐in outcome measures co‐produced with service users. There is a need to raise awareness of the growing evidence base for Internet‐based psychological therapies, including research examining therapeutic alliance across Internet‐based and face‐to‐face therapies. Challenges implementing Internet‐based psychological therapies include therapist resistance to changing working practices in general, and inflexibility of the NHS, and national, coordinated implementation efforts are encouraged.
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research