Implementing interprofessional video consultations with general practitioners and psychiatrists in correctional facilities in Germany: results from a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adequate health care in correctional facilities is often limited by staff shortage, which entails time-consuming consultations with physicians outside of these facilities. Video consultations (VC) have been implemented in many different health care settings and may also be useful in correctional facilities. As part of a pilot project, synchronous VC were implemented in five correctional facilities in Germany in June 2018. The aim of this study was to describe the implementation process from the providers' perspective and to identify factors promoting or inhibiting the implementation process of VC with a focus on interprofessional collaboration between nursing staff and telemedicine physicians.

Methods

As part of the mixed-methods evaluation of the pilot project, s

SUBMITTER: Colombo MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10242990 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature