GPs’ attitudes towards digital technologies for depression: an online survey in primary care

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Table 2.

GP practice characteristics (N = 1044)

Table 3.

GP use of e-mental health interventions, by age and sex

	Not using any e-mental health intervention, n (%)^a	Using at least one e-mental health intervention, n (%)^a
Age, years
30–39	56 (19)	243 (81)
40–49	120 (29)	290 (71)
50–59	85 (33)	175 (67)
≥60	27(36)	48 (64)

Sex
Male	187 (32)	397 (68)
Female	101 (22)	359 (78)

Total	288 (28)	756 (72)

↵a Percentages are for row totals and thus represent the % within each age band and sex that reported the use of at least one e-mental health tool versus no use.

Table 4.

GP use and awareness of e-mental health interventions for depression

Type of e-mental health intervention	Not aware, n (%)	Aware but not using, n (%)	Using, n (%)
Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT)	197 (19)	356 (34)	491 (47)
Questionnaire for screening, assessment, or diagnosis	426 (41)	347 (33)	271 (26)
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy	482 (46)	312 (30)	250 (24)
Psycho-education	608 (58)	223 (21)	213 (21)
Self-management	693 (66)	207 (20)	144 (14)
Active monitoring	693 (66)	269 (26)	82 (8)
Peer support	714 (68)	250 (24)	80 (8)
Sleep management	783 (75)	192 (18)	69 (7)
Behavioural activation	832 (80)	174 (17)	38 (3)

Table 6.

Current versus preferred implementation for commonly used e-mental health interventions

Intervention	Guided		Unguided		Both/no preference
Intervention	Current, n (%)	Preferred, n (%)	Current, n (%)	Preferred, n (%)	Current, n (%)	Preferred, n (%)
cCBT, (n = 491)	92 (19)	260 (53)	215 (44)	52 (11)	184 (37)	179 (36)
Digital questionnaire, (n = 271)	88 (32)	117 (43)	83 (31)	46 (17)	100 (37)	108 (40)
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (n = 250)	31 (12)	118 (47)	122 (49)	28 (11)	97 (39)	104 (42
Psycho-education, (n = 213)	26 (12)	83 (39)	110 (52)	39 (18)	77 (36)	91 (43)
Self-management, (n = 144)	13 (9)	52 (36)	76 (53)	26 (18)	55 (38)	66 (46)

Responses were limited to participants who endorsed using each intervention, therefore the total number of responses will vary between each intervention type. cCBT = Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy.