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. 2013 Dec 10;15(12):e280. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3031

Table 3.

Overarching themes identified in the qualitative interviews with patients and therapists.

Connotation Feedback
Patient interviews

a Computer skills influenced the work with the support system

+b Facilitating treatment outside the therapy room

+ Memory support and learning

+ Positive experiences of the treatment

+ Positive implications for homework assignments

+ Potential to gain an overview of the treatment process

+ Promoted a sense of autonomy and responsibility

+ Supported maintenance after therapy

+ The library—an individualized supplement

+ The use of the support system during and between sessions

+/−c The iPad was not seen as an obstacle

+/− Working with digital material—helpful or unnecessary
Therapist interviews

For patients with less computer experience, ICBT hampered the work

+ Increased therapist skills by providing overview of the therapy process

+ Positive experience of communication between sessions

+ Positive experiences using the support system

+ The library—an important support

+ The support system promoted additional structure in the therapy

+ The use of the support system during and between sessions

+/− Heterogeneity in amount of time engaging in treatment

+/− Pros and cons of the support system as a substitute to the face-to-face sessions

+/− Pros and cons of using the support system in face-to-face sessions

+/− The support system affected the therapists’ workload

a −, negative feedback

b +, positive feedback

c +/−, positive and negative feedback