Table 3.
Parents’ answers on what type of psychosocial intervention they would like and their practical preferences for an online group intervention (N = 272)
| Preferences for type of intervention | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Information on a website | 148 | 54 |
| Information in a folder | 85 | 31 |
| Individual counselling of a therapist | ||
| Face-to-face in the hospital | 176 | 65 |
| Online individual counselling (the same therapist in all sessions) | 92 | 34 |
| Via an open chat (openly accessible, each time a different therapist) | 16 | 6 |
| Group intervention with other parents and a therapist | ||
| Face-to-face in the hospital | 123 | 45 |
| Via a secured chat (each time the same therapist) | 63 | 23 |
| Via an open chat (openly accessible, each time a different therapist) | 16 | 6 |
| E-learning | ||
| On a website with online assistance | 105 | 39 |
| On a website without online assistance | 70 | 26 |
| Practical preferences for an online group intervention | ||
| Group composition | ||
| Parents of children in the same age category | 179 | 66 |
| Parents of children aged 0–18 | 52 | 19 |
| Parents of children with the same CI | 9 | 3 |
| Other (e.g. matched on parent’s own age, no preference) | 32 | 12 |
| Time of sessions | ||
| Evening | 153 | 56 |
| Morning | 51 | 19 |
| Afternoon | 13 | 5 |
| Flexible | 14 | 5 |
| During the weekend | 5 | 2 |
| Other (e.g. no preference, I don’t know) | 36 | 13 |