Requirements for an electronic handover system for interprofessional collaboration between psychotherapists and occupational health professionals - a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An electronic handover system provides a potential way to bridge the interface between psychotherapy and occupational health. This qualitative study therefore aimed assessing (1) content-related and (2) functional requirements that psychotherapists and occupational health professionals expect from an electronic handover system to exchange relevant information about their patients with common mental disorders.

Methods

Five focus groups with psychotherapists and occupational health professionals (occupational physicians and members of company integration management) were conducted via video conference using an interview guide. The focus groups were transcribed and content-analysed using MAXQDA.

Results

With regard to content-related requirements, information

SUBMITTER: Kohl F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403231 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature