Demystifying the virtualization process: A call for standard reporting of virtual modifications to evidence-based psychotherapies, using the FRAME model.

Autor: Boykin DM; Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.; Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.; South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (virtual center), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA., Smith TL; Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA., Rakel B; University of Iowa College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA., Rodrigues M; Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA., Embree J; University of Iowa College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA., Woods K; Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.; South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (virtual center), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA., Chaison AD; Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.; Mental Health Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA., Dindo L; Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.; South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (virtual center), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.; University of Iowa College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Translational behavioral medicine [Transl Behav Med] 2024 Jul 27; Vol. 14 (8), pp. 452-460.
DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibae027
Abstrakt: The sudden onset of the coronavirus disease led to a rapid expansion of video telehealth to deliver mental healthcare. Although video telehealth was not a new clinical practice, there was limited guidance on how best to modify evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) for virtual delivery (a process also referred to as virtualization). The virtualization process for EBPs remains unclear as newly emerging reports on this topic do not consistently report modification decisions. This commentary calls attention to the need to improve documentation practices to allow a greater understanding of modifications needed to maximize the positive effects of EBPs transported to a virtual format. We used the Framework for Reporting Adaptations and Modifications-Expanded (FRAME) to capture details about the nature, process, and outcomes of intervention modifications across a given clinical setting or population. To illustrate the use of the FRAME, we present a case example describing our experiences with transporting a 1-day in-person Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group workshop to a virtual format. Workshop modifications primarily involved changes to the delivery format, administration procedures, and content. The case example walks through how, why, and by whom specific modifications were made as well as the degree to which fidelity was maintained. In the wake of the telemedicine revolution, further investigation into the virtualization process for EBPs is warranted. Improving reporting practices by using the FRAME or a similar adaptation framework will promote a more rigorous study of virtual modifications to EBPs that inform future guidelines and best practices.
(Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 2024.)
Databáze: MEDLINE