Providers' Perspectives on Telemental Health Usage After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health care pivoted to telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, and there is uncertainty around the sustainability of this rapid shift.

Objective

This study examined how intentions to continue using telemedicine after the COVID-19 pandemic are influenced by provider perceptions of usefulness, ease of use, and professional social influence, facilitating organizational conditions.

Methods

We conducted a web-based, cross-sectional survey of 369 telemental health providers between February and March 2021. A hierarchical linear regression analysis was conducted to predict intentions to continue using telemedicine after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Most providers began using telemedicine in March 2020 or later (257/369, 69.6%) and attended to ≥5

SUBMITTER: Wilczewski H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9662289 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature