User characteristics and outcomes from a national digital mental health service: an observational study of registrants of the Australian MindSpot Clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interest is growing in digital and telehealth delivery of mental health services, but data are scarce on outcomes in routine care. The federally funded Australian MindSpot Clinic provides online and telephone psychological assessment and treatment services to Australian adults. We aimed to summarise demographic characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients registered with MindSpot over the first 7 years of clinic operation.

Methods

We used an observational design to review all patients who registered for assessment with the MindSpot Clinic between Jan 1, 2013, and Dec 31, 2019. We descriptively analysed the demographics, service preferences, and baseline symptoms of patients. Among patients enrolled in a digital treatment course, we evaluated scales of depres

SUBMITTER: Titov N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7571905 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature