Impact of Digital Inclusion Initiative to Facilitate Access to Mental Health Services: Service User Interview Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital exclusion, characterized by a lack of access to digital technology, connectivity, or digital skills, disproportionally affects marginalized groups. An important domain impacted by digital exclusion is access to health care. During COVID-19, health care services had to restrict face-to-face contact to limit the spread of the virus. The subsequent shift toward remote delivery of mental health care exacerbated the digital divide, with limited access to remote mental health care delivery. In response, Camden and Islington National Health Service Foundation Trust launched the innovative Digital Inclusion Scheme (DIS).

Objective

This study aimed to examine the impact of facilitating digital inclusion in mental health access. Camden and Islington National Health

SUBMITTER: Oliver A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11316150 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature