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Telepsychiatry in psychogeriatric service: a pilot study
Author(s) -
Tang Wai Kwong,
Chiu Helen,
Woo Jean,
Hjelm Magnus,
Hui Elsie
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1166(200101)16:1<88::aid-gps282>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - telepsychiatry , videoconferencing , outreach , medicine , telemedicine , service (business) , nursing , family medicine , health care , multimedia , computer science , economy , political science , law , economics , economic growth
A pilot study on telepsychiatry was conducted in which a videoconferencing link was established between a regional hospital and a care and attention home. Using this system, a psychogeriatric outreach team provided 149 psychiatric assessments to 45 residents of the care and attention home over 11 months. Videoconferencing was found to be highly feasible. It was acceptable to staff and patients and more cost‐effective than on‐site visits. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.