Implementation strategies for telemental health: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a rapid shift from traditional face-to-face care provision towards delivering mental health care remotely through telecommunications, often referred to as telemental health care. However, the manner and extent of telemental health implementation have varied considerably across settings and areas, and substantial barriers are encountered. There is, therefore, a need to identify what works best for service users and staff and establish the key mechanisms for efficient integration into routine care.

Objective

We aimed to identify investigations of pre-planned strategies reported in the literature intended to achieve or improve effective and sustained implementation of telemental health approaches (including video calls, telephone cal

SUBMITTER: Appleton R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9873395 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature