دورية أكاديمية
COVID-19 medicare benefits schedule telehealth for private psychiatric outpatient care in Victoria, Australia.
| العنوان: | COVID-19 medicare benefits schedule telehealth for private psychiatric outpatient care in Victoria, Australia. |
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| المؤلفون: | Hewa Koneputugodage E; Mental Health, Justice Health, Alcohol and Drug Services, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia., Reay RE; Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Canberra Hospital, The Australian National University School of Medicine and Psychology, Canberra, ACT, Australia., Looi JC; Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, Canberra Hospital, The Australian National University School of Medicine and Psychology, Canberra, ACT, Australia; and.; Consortium of Australian-Academic Psychiatrists for Independent Policy and Research Analysis (CAPIPRA), Canberra, ACT, Australia. |
| المصدر: | Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists [Australas Psychiatry] 2023 Aug; Vol. 31 (4), pp. 528-534. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 25. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Sage Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9613603 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1440-1665 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10398562 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Australas Psychiatry Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: 2012- : London : Sage Original Publication: Carlton, VIC : Blackwell Science |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | COVID-19* , Telemedicine*, Aged ; Humans ; Victoria ; Outpatients ; National Health Programs ; Ambulatory Care |
| مستخلص: | Objective: We explore telehealth use by private psychiatrists in Victoria during the first 12 months of COVID-19, in the context of: COVID-19 case numbers and restrictions; telehealth use in Victoria compared to national use; telehealth and face-to-face consultations during the first 12 months of COVID-19 compared to face-to-face consultations in the 12 months pre-COVID-19. Method: Outpatient psychiatric face-to-face and telehealth consultations, from March 2020 to February 2021 in Victoria, were analysed using face-to-face consultations from March 2019 to February 2020 as a comparison group, and compared to national telehealth use and trends in COVID-19 case rates. Results: Total psychiatric consultations increased by 16% from March 2020 to February 2021. Telehealth compromised 56% of total, peaking at 70% of consultations in August during the height of COVID-19 cases. Thirty-three percent of total consultations and 59% of telehealth consultations were via telephone. Telehealth consultations per capita in Victoria were consistently lower than the overall Australian level. Conclusion: Telehealth usage during the first 12 months of COVID-19 in Victoria suggests it is a feasible alternative to face-to-face treatment. Telehealth-mediated increases in psychiatric consultations likely indicates an increased psychosocial need for support. |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: COVID-19; Telehealth; psychiatry; telemedicine |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20230525 Date Completed: 20230817 Latest Revision: 20230822 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20230822 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10225803 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10398562231177822 |
| PMID: | 37227131 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1440-1665 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/10398562231177822 |