Digital Access in Working-Age and Older Adults and Their Caregivers Attending Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics: Quantitative Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It has been suggested that improving access to mental health services, supporting self-management, and increasing clinical productivity can be achieved through the delivery of technology-enabled care by personal mobile-based and internet-based services. There is little evidence available about whether working-age and older adults with mental health problems or their caregivers have access to these technologies or their confidence with these technologies.

Objective

This study aimed to ascertain the prevalence and range of devices used to access the internet in patients and caregivers attending general and older adult psychiatry outpatient services and their confidence in using these technologies.

Methods

We conducted an anonymous survey of 77 patients and ca

SUBMITTER: Cruickshank C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6715401 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature