ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Digit. Health

Sec. Health Technology Implementation

Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1429582

This article is part of the Research TopicAddictive Disorders and Digital Medicine: Technology-based solutions for Addictive DisordersView all 12 articles

Therapists' Experiences withPerspectives on Implementation of Blended (iCBT and face-to-face) Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (Blend-A): Mixed Methods Study

Provisionally accepted
Kristine  TarpKristine Tarp1,2,3*Regina  ChristiansenRegina Christiansen4,5Randi  BilbergRandi Bilberg6Caroline  DalsgaardCaroline Dalsgaard2,3Simone  BorknerSimone Borkner2,3Marie  FolkerMarie Folker3Anette  Søgaard NielsenAnette Søgaard Nielsen4,5,7
  • 1National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 2Research unit of Digital Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  • 3Centre for Digital Psychiatry, Mental Health Services in the Region of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  • 4Department of Clinical Research, Unit of Clinical Alcohol Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  • 5Psychiatric University Hospital, University Function, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  • 6Department for Finance and Planning, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark
  • 7Brain Research Inter-Disciplinary Guided Excellence, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

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See revised form in resubmitted manuscript

Keywords: Internet-based, alcohol use disorder treatment, mixed methods, Blended treatment, Therapist perspective, implementation, Normalization process theory

Received: 08 May 2024; Accepted: 05 Jun 2025.

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* Correspondence: Kristine Tarp, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark

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