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Acceptance and Use of Telepsychology from the Clients Perspective: Questionnaire Study to Document Perceived Advantages and Barriers

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    Autores:
    Sora BNieto RDel Campo AMArmayones M
    Resumen:
    Background: Telepsychology is increasingly being incorporated in clinical practice, being offered in many psychotherapy centers, especially after the impact of the pandemic. However, there seems to be a remarkable discrepancy between the offer, or interest in, and real-world uptake of e-mental health interventions among the population. A critical precondition is clients willingness to accept and use telepsychology, although this issue has thus far been overlooked in research. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine people s acceptance and use of telepsychology by adopting an extended model of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) that integrates perceived telepsychology advantages and barriers, usefulness perceptions, behavioral intention, and telepsychology use. Methods: An online survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 514 participants. Structural equation models were computed to test a mediation model. Results: Results supported the UTAUT model to explain participants acceptance and use of telepsychology. They showed a causal chain in which perceived telepsychology advantages and barriers were related to telepsychology use through the perceived usefulness of and intention to use telepsychology. Conclusions: Telepsychology use may be explained according to the UTAUT model when coupled with participants perceptions of telepsychology advantages and barriers. Mental health stakeholders could consider these factors in order to increase the acceptance and use of telepsychology.
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    Autor según el artículo: Sora B; Nieto R; Del Campo AM; Armayones M
    Departamento: Psicologia
    Autor/es de la URV: Sora Miana, Beatriz
    Palabras clave: Usefulness Telepsychology use Telepsychology barriers Telepsychology advantages Telepsychology Intention to use telepsychology Information-technology unified theory telepsychology usefulness telepsychology use telepsychology barriers telepsychology advantages psychotherapy motivation mhealth metaanalysis interventions intention to use telepsychology e-health adoption acceptability
    Resumen: Background: Telepsychology is increasingly being incorporated in clinical practice, being offered in many psychotherapy centers, especially after the impact of the pandemic. However, there seems to be a remarkable discrepancy between the offer, or interest in, and real-world uptake of e-mental health interventions among the population. A critical precondition is clients willingness to accept and use telepsychology, although this issue has thus far been overlooked in research. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine people s acceptance and use of telepsychology by adopting an extended model of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) that integrates perceived telepsychology advantages and barriers, usefulness perceptions, behavioral intention, and telepsychology use. Methods: An online survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 514 participants. Structural equation models were computed to test a mediation model. Results: Results supported the UTAUT model to explain participants acceptance and use of telepsychology. They showed a causal chain in which perceived telepsychology advantages and barriers were related to telepsychology use through the perceived usefulness of and intention to use telepsychology. Conclusions: Telepsychology use may be explained according to the UTAUT model when coupled with participants perceptions of telepsychology advantages and barriers. Mental health stakeholders could consider these factors in order to increase the acceptance and use of telepsychology.
    Áreas temáticas: Psychiatry and mental health Psychiatry
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Direcció de correo del autor: beatriz.sora@urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-7947-3948
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-07-27
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://mental.jmir.org/2021/10/e22199
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Jmir Mental Health. 8 (10): e22199-
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Sora B; Nieto R; Del Campo AM; Armayones M (2021). Acceptance and Use of Telepsychology from the Clients Perspective: Questionnaire Study to Document Perceived Advantages and Barriers. Jmir Mental Health, 8(10), e22199-. DOI: 10.2196/22199
    DOI del artículo: 10.2196/22199
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2021
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Psychiatry,Psychiatry and Mental Health
    Usefulness
    Telepsychology use
    Telepsychology barriers
    Telepsychology advantages
    Telepsychology
    Intention to use telepsychology
    Information-technology
    unified theory
    telepsychology usefulness
    telepsychology use
    telepsychology barriers
    telepsychology advantages
    psychotherapy
    motivation
    mhealth
    metaanalysis
    interventions
    intention to use telepsychology
    e-health
    adoption
    acceptability
    Psychiatry and mental health
    Psychiatry
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