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Table 4 Intervention details

From: Internet-based interventions to support recovery and self-management: A scoping review of their use by mental health service users and providers together

Internet-Based Intervention Feature Usual MHW MHW employed for research project
  Miele.net, Finland [42, 43] PCR, Netherlands [44] MHEN, Canada [45, 46] CommonGround, USAa [47, 48] Momentum, Denmark [49] Blended FACT, Netherlands [50] ReConnect, Norway [51, 52] HTP, USA [53] SMART, Australia [54] PRIME, USA [55] PeerTECH, USA [56]
Purpose Self-management ✔ ✔ ✔    ✔   ✔ ✔   ✔
Recovery     ✔ ✔   ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔
Enhance communication / SDM   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔     
Training and support Training/support provided to SU ✔b ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔  
Training provided to workers ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Technology components Internet-based information portal ✔ ✔   ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔   ✔
Smartphone / tablet computer app    ✔   ✔    ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Tools to record own content   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Information/tools to support daily living ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔  
Communication channel with worker ✔c ✔ ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔   ✔  
Peer communication – digital or F2F ✔ ✔   ✔   ✔ ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔
Peer narratives (e.g. photos, videos, audio) ✔    ✔      ✔ ✔ ✔
Worker, SU interactions Face-to-face using technology - prescribed ✔    ✔     ✔d ✔ ✔d ✔
Face-to-face using technology – flexible     ✔ ✔   ✔ ✔    
Internet-based – prescribed           ✔  
Internet-based – flexible   ✔ ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔   ✔ ✔
Reported Benefits Increases SU autonomy – worker view ✔ ✔ ✔   ✔   ✔     
Expands conversations – worker view ✔    ✔ ✔       
Facilitates goal-related communication – SU view   ✔   ✔ ✔   ✔     
Reported Barriers Difficulties logging in ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔     
Extra workload, not integrated in service system ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔   ✔     
Unsuitable for SU – worker view ✔    ✔ ✔   ✔     
  1. F2F face-to-face, MHW mental health worker, SDM shared decision making, SU service user a. CommonGround Indiana and Kansas combined b. Training provided by worker in first session; c. Online Q&A column, not 1:1 communication with specific worker; d: First meeting to prepare for using intervention, incorporating digital tools
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BMC Psychiatry

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