A Model of Engagement Promotion in a Professionally Facilitated Online Intervention for Couples Affected by Breast Cancer.

Professionally facilitated web-based interventions for couples affected by an illness such as cancer are growing in popularity. Attrition rates for such online programs, however, are substantially higher than what is observed in face-to-face therapeutic contexts, and lower levels of participant enga...

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Published in:Journal of Marital & Family Therapy Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 701 - 716
Main Authors: Ianakieva, Iana, Fergus, Karen, Ahmad, Saunia, Pos, Alberta, Pereira, Amanda
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2016
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          Ianakieva, Iana
          Fergus, Karen
          Ahmad, Saunia
          Pos, Alberta
          Pereira, Amanda
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          York University
          Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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        Health care intervention (Social services)
        Psychology of couples
        Psychology
        Clinical trials
        Health promotion
        Medical care
        Social skills
        Couples therapy
        Cancer & psychology
        Breast cancer patients
        Task analysis
        Engagement (Philosophy)
        Breast tumors
        Telemedicine
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          Health care intervention (Social services)
          Psychology of couples
          Psychology
          Clinical trials
          Health promotion
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          Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
          Breast cancer patients
          Task analysis
          Engagement (Philosophy)
          Breast tumors
          Telemedicine
      ab: Professionally facilitated web-based interventions for couples affected by an illness such as cancer are growing in popularity. Attrition rates for such online programs, however, are substantially higher than what is observed in face-to-face therapeutic contexts, and lower levels of participant engagement are associated with poorer outcomes. In the present investigation, a task analysis was employed to develop a model of engagement promotion in an online intervention for couples affected by breast cancer called "Couplelinks." Results indicated that facilitators utilized a variety of meta-processes, such as humanizing the technology, and associated "eBehaviors," to maintain three relationships involved in promoting online engagement: (a) between the facilitator and couple; (b) between the intervention and couple; and (c) between the partners within the couple.
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