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. 2021 Nov 12;5(11):e26221. doi: 10.2196/26221

Table 10.

Participants’ experience of termination of the supported period based on their reported reasons for their change in motivationa.

Domain and categories Felt ready to leave treatment early (n=5)a,b Negative reason for their change in motivation (n=8)a,b,c
Termination of supported period

Feels able to go back to treatment if needed Typical Typical

Happy with how support was terminated General None

Had a conversation with supporter about finishing treatment Variant Variant

No longer a priority, just let it go Variant Variant

Support stopped unexpectedly, felt abandoned None Variant

Felt relieved that support stopped as it was a negative experience None Variant

aGeneral results apply to all cases (ie, 5/5 and 8/8 cases), typical results apply to at least half of the cases (ie, 3-4 of 5 and 5-7 of 8 cases), and variant results apply to fewer than half of the cases (ie, 1-2 of 5 and 1-4 of 8 cases).

bOnly 13 participants (5/13, 38% participants felt ready to leave treatment early, and 8/13, 62% participants had negative reasons for their change in motivation) reported on the reasons for their change in motivation.

cReported negative reasons for change in motivation to continue engaging with treatment are not being in a receptive frame of mind, contextual obstacles, and internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy not considered personally fitting.