Objective Models explaining technology acceptance fail to recognize the influence temporary, compulsory usage, meaning forced usage due to external factors, may have on user evaluation and continued diffusion. However, in context of the Covid-19 pandemic, a highly infectious respiratory disease, the significance of this factor is evident. Triggered by legal contact restrictions and extended reimbursement capacities, usage of telepsychotherapy increased drastically, thereby influencing therapists' attitude and increasing the technology's maturity. In this comprehensive literature review, we aim to outline the current state of research toward telepsychotherapy adoption and identify potential influences of the compulsory usage on the reevaluation of technology as well as barriers inhibiting and factors promoting future use. Methods The review was conducted on the five databases ScienceDirect, Web of Science, PubMed, PubPsych, and IEEE up to April 2022. Results Out of 685 identified references, a final selection was made of 22 papers, discussing experiences with telepsychotherapy in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Satisfaction and intention to use are universally high, further increasing with time and use experience, while perceived challenges decrease. Barriers include mostly contextual factors, such as technical issues, reimbursement issues, strict regulations, insufficient infrastructure, and lack of organizational support, but also concerns regarding efficacy. Promoting factors are training, guidelines, and organizational support. Conclusions Telepsychohtherapy has become an integral part of psychotherapeutic care. A hybrid system in close coordination between provider and patient may prevail, addressing individual needs of both parties to achieve optimal care and provider well-being. This requires transparent regulations, guidelines, and standards.

Modern work in team structures makes team building interventions increasingly important. A phenomenon known to have a positive effect on efficient teamwork, i.e. team performance and team satisfaction, is the experience of flow – on both individual level and team level. Approaches in positive psychology can contribute to efficient teamwork by fostering the existing potentials and resources of team members and thereby increasing individual flow and team flow at work. The present study introduces a newly developed intervention in the form of a board game based on a variety of positive psychological constructs demonstrably associated with individual flow and team flow. The aim of the game is to enhance the players’ flow and team flow experiences at work. Twelve teams from different companies with a total of 65 participants played the game. The frequency of flow and team flow at work were assessed at three time points: before playing, two weeks after playing, and four weeks after playing, with 34 participants having completed the questionnaires at all three assessment points. We found a positive effect of the board game on team flow experience at work two weeks after playing. We assume that the game enhanced the team’s feeling of togetherness and open communication thereby also enhancing team members’ flow experiences.

No abstract