Psychiatry: communications technology and education in mental health

Cj, Ball; Pm, McLaren; Jp, Watson

doi:10.1258/1357633961929312

Cited by 3 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…There were 11 children (aged 5-12 years) and 19 adolescents (aged [13][14][15][16] involved in the study. The two age groups were given different questionnaires.…”

Section: Patient Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The equipment was found to be reliable and satisfactory to all users (psychiatrists, parents and patients). PC-based videoconferencing systems have also been used successfully for mental health activities by other researchers [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] . It is important to note that a fair amount of fine-tuning of the system by technicians had been done during the previous in-hospital study.…”

Section: Equipmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

A prospective satisfaction study and cost analysis of a pilot child telepsychiatry service in Newfoundland

Elford¹,

et al. 2001

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

We evaluated user satisfaction with a PC-based videoconferencing system used for child psychiatry assessments and performed a cost analysis. Thirty patients (aged 5-16 years), accompanied by a parent, completed a psychiatric assessment using the videoconferencing system. One of five child psychiatrists was randomly assigned to each assessment. Satisfaction questionnaires were completed after each assessment by the psychiatrist, patient and parent. Parents also completed a cost questionnaire. The telecommunications bandwidth was 336 kbit/s. The psychiatrists stated that they were either 'very satisfied' or 'satisfied' with the telepsychiatry assessments. On a five-point Likert scale (1 = lowest, 5 = highest), 28 of the 30 parents (93%) rated their satisfaction level as 5; the other two rated it 4. All 30 parents (100%) stated that they 'liked' the telepsychiatry assessment and would use the system again. Twenty-nine parents (97%) indicated that they would prefer to use the telepsychiatry system to travelling to see a child psychiatrist in person. Eleven children (aged 5-12) participated and all (100%) said they 'liked' using the telepsychiatry system. Five out of nine children (56%) stated they liked the 'television doctor' better than the 'real' doctor; four said they had no preference. Nineteen adolescents (aged 13-16 years) participated and most were very satisfied or satisfied with the system. Seventeen of the 19 adolescents (89%) said they would prefer to see the psychiatrist on the videoconferencing system to travelling for an assessment, and the same number said that they would use telepsychiatry again. The estimated total travel cost for the 30 patients was $12,849, an average of $428 per patient. The total cost of the telepsychiatry service for the three-month pilot was $12,575, or $419 per patient.

show abstract

“…There were 11 children (aged 5-12 years) and 19 adolescents (aged [13][14][15][16] involved in the study. The two age groups were given different questionnaires.…”

Section: Patient Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Equipmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

A prospective satisfaction study and cost analysis of a pilot child telepsychiatry service in Newfoundland

Elford¹,

et al. 2001

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…There are a wide range of video systems in use and they vary in terms of costs and resolution of video images. The videoconferencing systems also range from video cameras at both ends of the communicating sites, personal computers with video monitors and high‐speed communication networks, or small video cameras at both sites, which then connect to television receivers (Ball et al 1996). For the purpose of this review, live synchronous videoconference‐based education is defined as education using videoconference equipment to provide teaching or training to remote participants with live visual and verbal interaction between teachers and participants (Curran 2006).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Videoconference‐Based Tele‐Education for Medical and Nursing Education

Chipps

Brysiewicz

Mars

2012

Worldviews Ev Based Nurs

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Rural nurses and doctors typically have little opportunity to further their education and training. Studies have shown high participant satisfaction with the use of educational technology, such as videoconferencing, for education. A review of effectiveness of videoconference‐based tele‐education for medical and nursing education was conducted. Aims: The aims of this study were to: (1) systematically review the literature and critique the research methods on studies addressing the review question: “How effective is videoconference‐based education for the education of doctors and nurses?” (2) summarize the existing evidence on the effectiveness of videoconference education for medical and nursing staff; and (3) apply the findings to South Africa and other countries across the globe. Methods: Research citations from 1990 to 2011 from cumulative index of nursing and allied health literature, Medline, Pubmed, PsycInfo, EBSCOhost, SABINET, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Controlled Trial Registry, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness, unpublished abstracts through NEXUS and Internet search engines (Google/Google scholar) were searched. Review methods included searching, sifting, abstraction, and quality assessment of relevant studies by two reviewers. Studies were evaluated for sample, design, intervention, threats to validity, and outcomes. No meta‐analysis was conducted as the studies provided heterogeneous outcome data. Results: Five studies were reviewed. Videoconference and face‐to‐face education is at least equivalent and one study reported an increase in knowledge and knowledge integration. Recommendations: Despite the methodological limitations and heterogeneity of the reviewed studies, there appears to be sufficient evidence of effectiveness to provide a rigorous Grade B evidence‐based recommendation of moderate support. Conclusions: The use of videoconferencing for nursing and medical education should be encouraged along with guidelines for the use of videoconferencing. The paucity of studies and the lack of empirical precision in evaluating effectiveness of these interventions necessitate future rigorously designed experimental studies.

show abstract

“…Researchers at Guy's Hospital in London began telepsychiatry experiments in the early 1990s using videoconferencing systems 13 and found that many clinical and educational mental healthactivities could be successfully conducted using relatively inexpensive equipment [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] . Investigators at Harvard Medical School found 'near-perfect agreement on scores on semi-structured rating scales for obsessive-compulsive, depressive, and anxiety symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder' 24 when they compared face-to-face interviews with telepsychiatry interviews conducted over one ISDNline.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

A randomized, controlled trial of child psychiatric assessments conducted using videoconferencing

et al. 2000

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

We used a PC-based videoconferencing system to conduct child psychiatry assessments. The telecommunications link was six digital lines, giving a total bandwidth of 336 kbit/s. Twenty-three patients (aged 4-16 years), accompanied by their parents, completed two psychiatric assessments, one via videoconferencing and another face to face (FTF). The order of assessments was randomized. Questionnaires were used to record the diagnosis, treatment recommendations and the psychiatrists', patients' and their parents' satisfaction with each assessment. An independent evaluator concluded that in 22 cases (96%) the diagnosis and treatment recommendations made via the videoconferencing system were the same as those made FTF. The psychiatrists stated that videoconferencing assessments were an adequate alternative to FTF assessments and did not interfere with diagnosis. However, the responses from the psychiatrist satisfaction questionnaire showed that they preferred FTF assessments. No significant difference was found in the patients' or parents' satisfaction responses after the two types of assessment. The majority of children (82%) 'liked' using the telepsychiatry system and six (26%) preferred it to a FTF assessment. Most parents (91%) indicated that they would prefer to use the videoconferencing system than to travel a long distance to see a psychiatrist in person.

show abstract

Psychiatry: communications technology and education in mental health

Cited by 3 publications

References 0 publications

A prospective satisfaction study and cost analysis of a pilot child telepsychiatry service in Newfoundland

A prospective satisfaction study and cost analysis of a pilot child telepsychiatry service in Newfoundland

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Videoconference‐Based Tele‐Education for Medical and Nursing Education

A randomized, controlled trial of child psychiatric assessments conducted using videoconferencing

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About