Integrating assisted tele-psychiatry into primary healthcare in Goa, India: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tele-psychiatry is an increasingly acceptable and feasible platform to deliver mental health care with the potential to increase access to care in low-resource settings. We aim to examine the acceptability and preliminary impact of the delivery of assisted tele-psychiatry services in primary healthcare settings in Goa, India.

Methods

Before-after uncontrolled treatment cohort study. In total, 161 adults with either a mental or alcohol use disorder were provided tele-consultation by psychiatrists through a customised video conferencing platform, along with medication or counselling (via trained lay counsellors) or both as needed. Data on socio-demographics, clinical outcomes and process indicators were collected at baseline and 3 months post-baseline. Paired t</

SUBMITTER: Garg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806979 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature