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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cognit Ther Res. 2020 Mar 16;45(2):272–286. doi: 10.1007/s10608-020-10090-8

Table 8.

Family Perspectives on Benefits and Challenges relating to mHealth Solutions to Homework Barriers

Themes Sub-themes No. of Families Raising Theme No. of References to Theme
Benefits
Clinical utility 11 60
Will lead to better communication between providers and families 10 21
Would help make treatment and homework more rewarding 7 9
Youth like technology and would engage with it 7 7
Would help families remember to do assignments 5 7
Would help reinforce skills learned in therapy 4 6
Could help to bring families together 4 4
Would help treatment go faster 4 5
Would help families remember why homework is beneficial 1 1
Challenges
Confidentiality issues 11 20
Access, comfort 9 15
Some families may not have access to the technology 6 6
Some families may not have internet access 4 4
Some families aren’t good with technology 2 2
Youth access to device might be restricted 2 2
Some families might have concerns about data or storage space 1 1