Clinician attitudes, social norms and intentions to use a computer-assisted intervention

Allison L. Buti, Danielle Eakins, Holly Fussell, Lynn E. Kunkel, Aisha Kudura, Dennis McCarty

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Abstract

The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) works to bridge the gap between research and practice and tested a Web-delivered psychosocial intervention (the Therapeutic Education System, TES) in 10 community treatment centers. Computer-assisted therapies, such as Web-delivered interventions, may improve the consistency and efficiency of treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders. Prior to the start of the study, we surveyed counselors (N=96) in participating treatment centers and assessed counselor attitudes, perceived social norms and intentions to use a Web-delivered intervention. Analysis of the intention to adopt a Web-delivered intervention assessed the influence of attitudes and perceived social norms. Perceived social norms were a significant contributor to clinician intention to adopt Web-based interventions while attitude was not. To promote successful implementation, it may be helpful to create social norms supportive of computer-assisted therapies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)433-437
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume44
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2013

Keywords

  • Implementation research
  • Theory of reasoned action
  • Therapeutic Education System

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Phychiatric Mental Health
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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