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

Table 3.

Participants’ motivation to start treatment 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
Motivation to start

Symptoms of psychological distress General General

Stressful life events Variant Typical

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.