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

Table 2.

Participants’ relationships to technology based on their reported reasons for their change in motivation.

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
Relationship with technology

Being familiar with technology General General

Sense of privacy and anonymity on the web General General

Good memorability General Typical

Trusted the platform Typical Typical

Easy-to-use web-based platform Typical Typical

Spends too much time on the web None Variant

User dashboard not clear enough None Variant

Layout too structured None Variant

Difficulty figuring out how to use it Variant Variant

Poor computer literacy Variant None

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

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

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 to be personally fitting.