Turn on, tune in and (don’t) drop out: engagement, adherence, attrition, and alliance with internet-based interventions
Year: 2010
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Chapter 21 explores client engagement and the reasons why clients may or may not take up an internet intervention. Typically, engagement is affected by an interplay of factors associated with the intervention itself (such as its attractiveness and ease of navigation), as well as aspects specific to the individual client, such as his/her expectations about the benefits of the program and perceptions about the time, effort, skill level, and financial cost that will be involved in using it. This chapter recommends that, in order to facilitate engagement, LI practitioners should explore clients’ views about receiving treatment via the internet and address any concerns that they may have. Once clients are engaged, the next important step is to promote adherence to and completion of the LI internet intervention. Evidence suggests that brief weekly support increases adherence and completion of online treatments.
Source: Oxford University Press eBooks
Author: Kate Cavanagh
Institution: University of Sussex
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1755671971