Patients' and providers' perspectives on bibliotherapy in primary care.
Bibliotherapy is a form of self-administered treatment in which structured materials provide a means to alleviate distress. Although the treatment has evidence of effectiveness, evaluations of bibliotherapy have typically focused on outcomes, and the perspectives of both the client and the service provider have been understudied. In the present study, eleven users of a bibliotherapy scheme were interviewed regarding their experiences of bibliotherapy. In addition, five referring practitioners to the scheme were also interviewed. Thematic analyses revealed three super-ordinate themes in the transcripts: participants' personal experiences of the bibliotherapy scheme factors that facilitate change and the influence of the professionals involved. The implications of these findings for bibliotherapy schemes are considered.
School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Grainne
G
McKenna
David
D
Hevey
Elaine
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Martin
D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001638:Bibliotherapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology