Daniel Guinart1, Patricia Marcy1, Marta Hauser1, Michael Dwyer1, John M Kane1. 1. Department of Psychiatry Research (Guinart, Kane) and Ambulatory Care Division (Dwyer), Zucker Hillside Hospital, Queens, New York City; Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York (Guinart, Kane); Vanguard Research Group, Glen Oaks, New York (Marcy, Hauser).
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a rapid transition to telepsychiatry. This study examined the experience and attitudes of mental health care providers toward telehealth. METHODS: At 18 centers across the United States, 819 mental health care providers completed an electronic survey about telepsychiatry use and satisfaction. RESULTS: Overall, 73% of providers using videoconferencing and 66% using the telephone rated their experience as excellent or good. Flexible scheduling or rescheduling (77%) and timely start (69%) were frequently reported advantages for both modalities. Challenges were related to patients' inability to use conferencing devices (52%), lack of sense of closeness or connection (46%), and technical problems (39%). After the pandemic resolves, 64% of respondents would want to continue using telepsychiatry in at least 25% of their caseload. CONCLUSIONS: Telepsychiatry was very well perceived among mental health care providers, and many would like to continue using it. Access to technology and training raises concerns.
OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a rapid transition to telepsychiatry. This study examined the experience and attitudes of mental health care providers toward telehealth. METHODS: At 18 centers across the United States, 819 mental health care providers completed an electronic survey about telepsychiatry use and satisfaction. RESULTS: Overall, 73% of providers using videoconferencing and 66% using the telephone rated their experience as excellent or good. Flexible scheduling or rescheduling (77%) and timely start (69%) were frequently reported advantages for both modalities. Challenges were related to patients' inability to use conferencing devices (52%), lack of sense of closeness or connection (46%), and technical problems (39%). After the pandemic resolves, 64% of respondents would want to continue using telepsychiatry in at least 25% of their caseload. CONCLUSIONS: Telepsychiatry was very well perceived among mental health care providers, and many would like to continue using it. Access to technology and training raises concerns.
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