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

Table 6.

Participants’ perceived changes because of the intervention 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
Perceived changes because of the intervention

Symptom improvement General Typical

Applying learned CBTd techniques in everyday life Typical Typical

Developed a knowledge of CBT treatment Typical Variant

Increased awareness or insight Variant Variant

Encouraged to get the help needed 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.

dCBT: cognitive behavioral therapy.