Are videoconferenced mental and behavioral health services just as good as in-person? A meta-analysis of a fast-growing practice

Batastini, Ashley B.; Paprzycki, Peter; Jones, Ashley C. T.; MacLean, Nina

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101944

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“…Telepsychiatry has continued to develop over the past two decades with evidence supporting it's equivalence to face-face care with regards to therapeutic alliance and patient satisfaction (Hilty et al, 2013;Parish et al, 2017). Although there are few randomized controlled trials comparing traditional in-person mental health care with virtual care, evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses have indicated that treatment effects are largely equivalent when both approaches are compared (Bashshur et al, 2016;Langarizadeh et al, 2017;Batastini et al, 2020).…”

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Mental Illness in the Post-pandemic World: Digital Psychiatry and the Future

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Mental Illness in the Post-pandemic World: Digital Psychiatry and the Future

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“…Federal and state restrictions regarding the delivery of mental health care via telehealth were lifted, allowing for mental health services via phone and videoconferencing at comparable rates of reimbursement to in-person visits. The effectiveness of telehealth delivery is supported by data from a meta-analysis examining the use of videoconferencing to deliver mental and behavioral health services, which suggests that telehealth leads to equivalent treatment outcomes compared to in-person services ( Batastini et al., 2020 ). However, the studies included in this meta-analysis mostly included white patients and were not conducted in an integrated primary care setting.…”

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Mental health services in primary care: Evidence for the feasibility of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Journal of Affective Disorders Reports

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Background This study examined the transition to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of attendance rates, the provision of evidence-based interventions, and clinical outcomes. Methods The feasibility of in-person versus telehealth visits for integrated primary care sessions was compared using chart review data. Data on patient characteristics, attendance, symptom severity and improvement, and evidence-based intervention use were collected for patients ( N = 173) from an integrated primary clinic that primarily serves a low-income, diverse sample of adults and children whose primary presenting problems are depression and anxiety. Results Attendance significantly improved after the transition to telehealth, as indicated by fewer cancellations and more appointments attended. Patients showed significant improvement and decreases in symptoms. The quality of care was maintained, as indicated by consistent evidence-based intervention use over time. Limitations This study was limited by the fact that it took place in an academically-affiliated primary care clinic, which may not be representative of all community settings. In addition, analyses related to clinical symptoms were only conducted with a small subset of participants and there was no comparison group. Conclusions Telehealth through integrated primary care might be a viable option to improve accessibility of mental health services for low-income, racial/ethnic minority adults and children.

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“…As a result, many patients needed to switch from face-to-face (f2f) to video therapy (VT) [1]. Previous meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials comparing VT with f2f have shown no differences in symptom reduction [2,3]. However, so far, not much is known about the effect of being forced to switch from f2f to VT under the conditions of a pandemic, which has been shown to worsen mental health [4].…”

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