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

Table 7.

Participants’ engagement with content 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
Engagement with content

Useful tools and exercises Typical General

Reflecting back on completed work was beneficial Typical Variant

Content relevant and relatable to concerns Typical Variant

Manageable workload Variant Variant

Reading and writing provided clarity Variant Variant

Writing about thoughts and feelings felt therapeutic Typical Variant

Felt supported by the program content Typical Variant

Information laid out clearly and concisely Variant Variant

Felt like too much work Variant Variant

Disliked reading and writing Variant Variant

Content was too generic at times Variant Variant

Did not like the personal stories Variant Variant

Content was boring None Variant

Content exacerbated symptoms None Variant

Reflecting of no benefit None Variant

Difficult to understand None Variant

Questionnaires felt pointless None Variant

Did not like the mood monitor Variant None

Content felt disconnected from one section to the next 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.