Patients' Perspective on Mental Health Specialist Video Consultations in Primary Care: Qualitative Preimplementation Study of Anticipated Benefits and Barriers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to limited access to specialist services, most patients with common mental disorders (depression or anxiety, or both) usually receive treatment in primary care. More recently, innovative technology-based care models (eg, video consultations) have been proposed to facilitate access to specialist services. Against this background, the PROVIDE (Improving Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Between Primary and Psychosocial Care: An Implementation Study on Video Consultations) project aims to improve the provision of psychosocial care through implementing video consultations integrated into routine primary care.

Objective

From the patients' perspective, this qualitative preimplementation study explored (1) anticipated benefits from and (2) barriers to implementing mental

SUBMITTER: Bleyel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7199141 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature