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. 2020 Aug 17;33(4):380–390. doi: 10.1002/jts.22573

Table 1.

Methods of Sending and Receiving Prolonged Exposure (PE) Materials

Type of document Methods of sending and receiving
Self‐report questionnaires (e.g., PCL‐5; BDI‐II)
  • Mail hard copies and have patient mail them back

  • Mail hard copies and have patient hold up to the screen for the provider to screenshot; scan and send electronically; or take a photo and send it through the file‐sharing function on the video platform, if allowed

  • Send fillable PDFs through email, secure messenger, or encrypted email; use online survey tools with encryption functions; or file‐share on the video platform, if allowed, and have patient send it back; share their screen to copy or screenshot the PDF; or read answers verbally to you

  • Use PE Coach and ask patient to read scores or hold the phone up to the camera with the scores displayed

  • Administer questions verbally and record electronically or as a securely stored hard file

PE treatment materials (e.g., homework forms)
  • Mail hard copies and have patient mail them back

  • Mail hard copies and have patient hold up to the screen for the provider to screenshot; scan and send electronically; or take a photo and send it through the file‐sharing function on the video platform, if allowed

  • Send fillable PDFs through email, secure messenger, or file‐sharing function on the video platform, if allowed, and have patient send it back, share their screen to copy or screenshot the PDF, or read answers verbally to you

  • Have the patient read to the provider what they recorded on a paper form or the PE Coach app, and provider can fill in a copy either on the computer or a securely stored hard copy

Teaching new material (e.g., exposure hierarchy)
  • Fill out a hard copy and hold it up to the screen for the patient to see, and they can follow along on a hard or electronic copy

  • Use a fillable PDF and share screen to allow the patient to follow along, or send an electronic copy through the file share function or a secure messaging software

  • Use PE Coach to have patient complete forms and read what they have written to the provider

Note. PCL‐5 = Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM‐5; BDI‐II = Beck Depression Inventory–Second Edition.

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