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. 2018 Jun 22;9:1038. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01038

Table 7.

Therapists: EMMA condition.

Domains Categories Core ideas
- Perception of change after treatment Positive change perceived (general) Therapists say the treatment is a very useful treatment for patients
- Treatment features that have helped them - Emotional processing (general)
- Re-experiencing the experience through the virtual system (typical)
- Specific elements or resources of the virtual system that have helped (variant)
- Acceptability of the treatment (variant)
Therapists say that the use of symbols facilitates emotional expression
Therapists express that, although re-experiencing can be painful, the system helped them to go through it
Therapists state that using pictures and music selected by the patient has a powerful effect on the treatment
Therapists say the system provides a safe environment
- Strategies - Usability (variant)
- Technical features/resources (variant)
Therapists state that the system should improve the ease of use of the treatment
Therapists mention that it would be a good idea to incorporate the emotion thermometer in the system