Developing a culturally informed telepsychiatry competency framework for aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional survey and factor analysis.

ABSTRACT: ObjectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic accelerated telepsychiatry use in New Zealand. This study aimed to survey New Zealand psychiatrists and trainees' perception of their telepsychiatry competencies; the importance of these competencies when providing a culturally responsive telepsychiatry service; and to ascertain if the competency items converged to dimensions developed from a previous qualitative study.MethodsNew Zealand psychiatrists and trainees completed an anonymised online questionnaire comprising 20 competency statements. Participants rated each statement on a scale from 0 (low level competence/importance) to 100 (high level competence/importance): (1) How competent do you believe you are? (2) How important is this competency when providing a culturally responsive telepsychiatry service

SUBMITTER: Vara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12657665 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature