What are the potential benefits of an Internet intervention?
Internet interventions may lower some of the barriers associated with traditional face-to-face treatments. The inconvenience of scheduling appointments, missing work or school, and traveling to and from a clinician’s office may be decreased by offering an intervention over the Internet since treatment can be available when and where the patient desires. Moreover, Internet interventions enable the presentation of information in rich detail, using audio, video, and animated graphics to promote greater depth of knowledge and understanding of a disorder and its treatment. Internet-based treatment interventions may reduce the total time of treatment, as patients may be able to proceed more quickly through treatment rather than having to wait for subsequent clinician visits. Finally, the financial cost of treatment may be reduced since fewer clinician visits may be needed, and treatment efficacy may be enhanced because patients feel empowered. How will the current trial be conducted? During
