A report on the survey. Attitudes of Estonian healthcare professionals to internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy

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Table 1. The semi-structured questionnaire

Questions:	Answers:
Theme 1. Identifying the need of iCBT in the primary care in Estonia.
1. Do you think patients need Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (iCBT)?	1. Yes 2. No
2. In the case of a positive answer, please specify how many patients need iCBT?	1. Quite a lot 2. A lot 3. Few
3. Should iCBT be available for anyone to access?	1. Yes 2. No
4. Should iCBT allow you to track the patients treatment results?	1. Yes 2. No
5. Please explain your answer briefly.
6. What are the positive aspects of iCBT?
7. What are the negative aspects of iCBT?
8. What are the positive aspects of iCBT from patients perspectives?
9. What are the negative aspects of iCBT from patients perspectives?
10. What resources do you need to implement iCBT in your daily practice?
11. How often did you recommend iCBT to your patients (how many patients within one month)?
12. Did you continue to recommend iCBT to your patients?	1. Yes 2. No
13. How many patients refused to use iCBT?	1. Quite a lot 2. A lot 3. Few 4. No one
Theme 2. Limitations and barriers for iCBT implementation in primary care in Estonia.
1. Why patients refused to use iCBT?
2. How many patients did not complete iCBT?	1. Quite a lot 2. A lot 3. Few 4. No one
3. Why patients did not omplete iCBT as intended?
4. What motivates you to use iCBT in your daily practice?
5. What prevents you from using iCBT?
6. How satisfied are you with the opportunity to provide iCBT?
7. Have you explored patients satisfaction with the use of iCBT?	1. Yes, during the appointment 2. Yes, by e-mail/telephone 3. Yes, I used the client satisfaction uestionnaire 4. No
8. Would you like to add more?
Theme 3. The attitudes of Estonian healthcare professionals to iCBT legalisation.
1. In your opinion, must the clinical psychologist be registered in the State Register of health professionals?	1. Yes 2. No
2. In your opinion, is iCBT a health care service?	1. Yes 2. No
3. Please explain your answers briefly.
4. In your opinion, is iCBT a part of psychiatric help?	1. Yes 2. No
5. Should the concept of „psychological help“ be set out separately in the Health Services Organisation Act and Mental Health Act?	1. Yes 2. No
6. Will iCBT improve the availability of psychotherapy in the treatment of depression, if financed from the State budget?	1. Yes 2. No
7. Please explain your answers briefly.
8. In your opinion, is the doctor or the clinical psychologist responsible for iCBT mistakes while he/she is offering it to a patient?	1. Yes 2. No
9. Who is responsible for complications encountered while providing iCBT?
10. Please explain your answers briefly.
11. What kind of key legal aspects must be taken into account at all for the future development and implementation of Internet-based psychotherapies in Estonia?
12. How the use of iCBT may affect on the development of Estonian health care system?
13. What are the most significant obstacles (legal/ethical) that interfere with the implementation of all Internet-based psychotherapies in providing medical care?
14. In your opinion, are Internet-based psychotherapies sufficiently secure environment for processing patients special categories of data for therapeutic purposes?	1. Yes 2. No 3. Hard to say
15. Do you have any other suggestions?