Table 2 Coding system with main codes and first level subcodes
Main code | Subcodes |
|---|---|
(1) Initial situation of the interviewed person | working conditions, treatment setting; treatment role of other professional and informal caregivers/ personal contacts and other experts; sources of information; patient characteristics; general media use; provision of care |
(2) General attitudes towards DMHIs | curiosity, interest; skepticism, insecurity; future prospects |
(3) General societal conditions | care supply in general; social media; COVID-19 pandemic |
(4) Experiences with DMHIs | own involvement in DMHIs developments or evaluations; impact on therapeutic process; specific functionalities; media; patient characteristics; experiences of patients/patient perspective & feedback; setting |
(5) Advantages and chances | advantages for relatives/informal caregivers; advantages for service provision; advantages for patients |
(6) Disadvantages and boundaries | disadvantages for service provision; disadvantages for patients |
(7) Desired functions and properties | design; medium; technical functionalities; therapeutic content |
(8) Target groups of DMHIs | patients’ age; motivation, initiative, interest; media competency; diagnosis; gender; contraindications; social environment, relatives |
(9) General conditions and requirements | spatial conditions; scientific evidence; costs, finances; training; indication; health insurance; frequency and degree of use; availability of DMHIs; staff prerequisites; legal conditions; therapeutic setting; technical requirements; therapeutic alliance as a basis |