This study presents the development of a self-report measure of patients' attitudes towards telepsychotherapy. The measure is based on a well-researched model of attitudes towards using technology, the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework (Venkatesh et al., 2003). We examined the psychometric properties of the UTAUT adapted for psychotherapy patients (UTAUT-P) in a sample of 107 psychotherapy patients who received telepsychotherapy via video conferencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 14-item UTAUT-P version, with four factors—(1) Therapy Quality Expectancy, (2) Convenience, (3) Ease of Use, and (4) Pressure from Others—and was further corroborated by the results of the confirmatory factor analysis. Our results indicated the four-factor model's adequate fit to the data and demonstrated adequate construct validity and reliability of the UTAUT-P factors. All factors, except for Ease of Use, were significantly and positively associated with intention to use telepsychotherapy technology in the future. This study complements the research on therapists' attitudes towards telepsychotherapy, based on the therapist version of the UTAUT. The developed 14-item UTAUT-P might be a helpful, brief self-report tool in clinical practice, which might give the patient a voice around the potential use of telepsychotherapy technology in their care. This initial application of the UTAUT-P patients during the COVID-19 pandemic offers a building block for future research on patients' attitudes towards telepsychotherapy, outside the context of a forced transition.

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评估患者对远程心理治疗的态度：接受和使用技术-患者版本的统一理论的发展

本研究介绍了患者对远程心理治疗态度的自我报告测量的发展。该衡量标准基于经过充分研究的技术使用态度模型，即技术接受和使用统一理论 (UTAUT) 框架（Venkatesh 等人，2003 年）。我们在 COVID-19 大流行期间通过视频会议接受远程心理治疗的 107 名心理治疗患者样本中检查了适用于心理治疗患者的 UTAUT (UTAUT-P) 的心理测量特性。探索性因素分析产生了 14 项 UTAUT-P 版本，其中有四个因素——(1) 治疗质量预期，(2) 便利性，(3) 易用性，以及 (4) 来自他人的压力——并进一步证实了验证性因素分析的结果。我们的结果表明四因素模型' 它与数据充分吻合，并证明了 UTAUT-P 因素具有足够的结构有效性和可靠性。除易用性外，所有因素都与未来使用远程心理治疗技术的意愿显着正相关。本研究基于 UTAUT 的治疗师版本，补充了治疗师对远程心理治疗态度的研究。开发的 14 项 UTAUT-P 可能是临床实践中有用的、简短的自我报告工具，它可以让患者就远程心理治疗技术在他们的护理中的潜在用途发表意见。UTAUT-P 患者在 COVID-19 大流行期间的初步应用为未来在强制过渡的背景下研究患者对远程心理治疗的态度提供了一个基石。