Telepsychotherapie als Chance und Herausforderung: Eine longitudinale Mixed-Methods Studie

Höfner, Claudia; Hochgerner, Markus; Mantl, Gerd; Stefan, Robert; Stammer, Julia

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“…Remote psychotherapy might pose a challenge to the psychotherapeutic relationship and setting, particularly when it suddenly is the only option for treatment ( Aafjes-van Doorn et al, 2020 ; Békés and van Doorn, 2020 ; Crowe et al, 2021 ; Höfner et al, 2021a ; Messina and Löffler-Stastka, 2021 ). The longitudinal effects of a forced provision of remote psychotherapy were the primary interest of the present study.…”

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“…The items comprised of check boxes and scales of 1–5, several open questions for qualitative analysis were posed, allowing participants to type in their answers. The present paper focuses on psychotherapists’ experiences with the transition and changes to the therapeutic relationship, whilst other aspects of the study have been published separately by Höfner et al (2021a; 2021b ) and Mantl et al (2021) .…”

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“…However, psychotherapists who suddenly had to deliver remote psychotherapy without training during the COVID-19 pandemic have reported challenges and constraints in establishing and maintaining the therapeutic relationship: Feelings of isolation in sessions, technical problems, difficulties maintaining the therapeutic attitude, rapid fatigue as well as feelings of lack of self-confidence and effectiveness ( Békés and van Doorn, 2020 ; McBeath et al, 2020 ; Höfner et al, 2021a ; Messina and Löffler-Stastka, 2021 ). According to MacMullin et al (2020) , reduced sensory perception of the person, the situation and the patient’s whole body, could pose a risk to the therapeutic relationship in emotionally charged situations.…”

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“…The public healthcare system, which had not previously covered remote psychotherapy, quickly and unbureaucratically introduced partial reimbursement of remote psychotherapy ( ÖBVP, 2020 ). Previously viewed with skepticism by many psychotherapists ( Connolly et al, 2020 ), remote psychotherapy suddenly became routine practice for ongoing and new psychotherapies ( Probst et al, 2020 ; Höfner et al, 2021a ; for an overview see Wind et al, 2020 ). Research conducted prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic indicates that remote psychotherapy is as effective as in-person treatment ( Barak and Grohol, 2011 ).…”

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Remote Psychotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Experiences With the Transition and the Therapeutic Relationship. A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study

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Höfner³

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Aims: Research conducted prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic indicates that remote psychotherapy is as effective as in-person treatment. At that time, it usually was the therapist’s individual choice to work remotely, whereas the pandemic pushed psychotherapists, including previous skeptics, to incorporate remote work methods into their routine due to limited face-to-face contact. There is little knowledge of the way therapists experienced this sudden and forced transition to remote psychotherapy as the only treatment option. The present study aims to assess psychotherapists’ experience and proficiency delivering remote psychotherapy as well as to investigate perceived changes in the psychotherapeutic relationship.Methods: An online survey was administered to psychotherapists of the Austrian Association for Group Therapy and Group Dynamics (ÖAGG). Three test periods (t) were set (t1: April, 2020 with N = 175; t2: May–June, 2020 with N = 177; t3: November–December, 2020 with N = 113). Research was conducted longitudinally using a mixed-methods research design.Results: While psychotherapists’ levels of experience with telephone-based psychotherapy remained similar across all test periods, they became slightly more experienced using video therapy over the test period observed. However, they continued to feel less experienced compared to the use of telephone-based psychotherapy. The therapeutic relationship appeared to improve over the course of the first two test periods, while the third period showed a slight decline. No general deterioration of the psychotherapeutic relationship was found in the timespan studied.Conclusion: Despite many challenges and concerns, psychotherapists seem to adapt and enhance their skills in remote psychotherapy over time. The present paper confirms and enhances previous findings in the field due to its longitudinal approach. Remote psychotherapy can be a credible and trustworthy alternative to in-person treatment to be adopted and implemented on principle by a majority of psychotherapists regardless of their orientation. Furthermore, it sheds light on chances, problems und general observations regarding the comprehensive provision of remote psychotherapy in a pandemic situation.

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Remote Psychotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Experiences With the Transition and the Therapeutic Relationship. A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study

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Der Einsatz von Sprach- und Videotelefonie in der Psychotherapie als Chance und Herausforderung: Eine Querschnitterhebung zu zwei Erhebungszeitpunkten

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Strasser

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Psychotherapie Forum

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ZusammenfassungDie Video-Psychotherapie, als eine Form der internetgestützten Psychotherapie, hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten langsam verbreitet. Die im letzten Jahrzehnt veröffentlichten Reviews und erste Meta-Analysen zeigen die Möglichkeiten dieser digitalisierten Form der Psychotherapie auf. Die Covid-19 Pandemie und die Anforderungen der Lockdowns haben diese Entwicklung rasch beschleunigt.Diese Studie systematisiert die Erfahrungen österreichischer Psychotherapeut_innen mit Video-Psychotherapie im ersten Jahr der Pandemie, indem sie einen Querschnitt zu zwei Erhebungszeitpunkten abbildet. Im ersten Lockdown nahmen 743, im zweiten Lockdown 212 Psychotherapeut_innen an der Studie teil. Inhaltsanalytische Auswertungen zeichnen ein differenziertes Bild der Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Video-Psychotherapie, und auch eine intensive Lernerfahrung im ersten Jahr der Pandemie. Die Ergebnisse werden vor dem Hintergrund der vier therapeutischen Strömungen diskutiert, Grenzen und Möglichkeiten dieser Form der Psychotherapie differenziert aufgezeigt.

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Telepsychotherapie als Chance und Herausforderung: Eine longitudinale Mixed-Methods Studie

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Remote Psychotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Experiences With the Transition and the Therapeutic Relationship. A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study

Remote Psychotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Experiences With the Transition and the Therapeutic Relationship. A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study

Der Einsatz von Sprach- und Videotelefonie in der Psychotherapie als Chance und Herausforderung: Eine Querschnitterhebung zu zwei Erhebungszeitpunkten

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