Understanding the uptake of virtual care for first and return outpatient appointments in child and adolescent mental health services: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe patterns of virtual and in-person outpatient mental health service use and factors that may influence the choice of modality in a child and adolescent service.

Design

A pragmatic mixed-methods approach using routinely collected administrative data between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2022 and semi-structured interviews with clients, caregivers, clinicians and staff. Interview data were coded according to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and examined for patterns of similarity or divergence across data sources, respondents or other relevant characteristics.

Setting

Child and adolescent outpatient mental health service, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Participants

IWK Health clinicians and staff who had participated in virtual

SUBMITTER: Campbell LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10748991 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature