Experiences of psychiatrists and support staff providing telemental health services to Indigenous peoples of Northern Quebec.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to regional, professional, and resource limitations, access to mental health care for Canada's Indigenous peoples can be difficult. Telemental health (TMH) offers the opportunity to provide care across vast distances and has been proven to be as effective as face-to-face services. To our knowledge, there has been no qualitative study exploring the experiences of TMH staff serving the Indigenous peoples in Northern Quebec, Canada; which is the purpose of this study.

Methods

Using a qualitative descriptive design, the entire staff of a TMH clinic was recruited, comprising of four psychiatrists and four support staff. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted through videoconferencing, and results were thematically analyzed.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Shang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7825224 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature