Telemental Health Use in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review and Evidence Gap Mapping.

ABSTRACT: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted telemedicine use for mental illness (telemental health). Objective: In the scoping review, we describe the scope and domains of telemental health during the COVID-19 pandemic from the published literature and discuss associated challenges. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and the World Health Organization's Global COVID-19 Database were searched up to August 23, 2020 with no restrictions on study design, language, or geographical, following an a priori protocol (https://osf.io/4dxms/). Data were synthesized using descriptive statistics from the peer-reviewed literature and the National Quality Forum's (NQF) framework for telemental health. Sentiment analysis was also used to gauge patient and healthcare provider opinion

SUBMITTER: Abraham A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8606591 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature