'Say hi to the lady on the television': A review of clinic presentations and comparison of telepsychiatry and in-person mental health assessments for people with intellectual disability in rural New South Wales

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作者
Delves, Madeline [1 ,2 ]
Luscombe, Georgina M. [3 ]
Juratowitch, Rodney [1 ]
Srikanth, Radha [1 ,4 ]
Trollor, Julian N. [5 ,6 ]
Brown, Dale [1 ]
Embury, Angela [1 ]
机构
[1] BloomfieldHosp, Mental Hlth Drug & Alcohol Directorate, Western NSW Local Hlth Dist, Orange, NSW, Australia
[2] Hlth Educ & Training Inst HETI, Mental Hlth Portfolio, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[3] Fac Med & Hlth, Sch Rural Hlth, Orange, NSW, Australia
[4] Western Sydney Univ, Sch Med, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
[5] UNSW Sydney, Dept Dev Disabil Neuropsychiat, Sch Psychiat, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[6] UNSW Sydney, Sch Psychiat, Ctr Hlth Brain Ageing, Sydney, NSW, Australia
关键词
intellectual disability; psychiatry; telehealth; telepsychiatry; CARE; DISORDERS; KNOWLEDGE; BARRIERS; CHILDREN; ACCESS;
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10.1111/jppi.12448
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
People with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience high levels of psychiatric comorbidity and difficulties accessing services, particularly in rural areas. An Intellectual Disability Mental Health Outreach Clinic was established to provide specialised psychiatric care in rural Australia through telepsychiatry and in-person assessment. The study aims were to (i) contrast the characteristics of clinic attendees assessed by telepsychiatry or in-person; (ii) assess the feasibility of care delivery by synchronous videoconference (telepsychiatry) or in-person; and (iii) assess acceptability to, and experiences of, participating carers (family members, non-government organisation workers or Community Mental Health Case Managers). An audit of clinical records was conducted of clients reviewed by the Clinic between August 2018 and April 2021. A survey of carers, either employed or family members, evaluated Clinic acceptability and experiences with the Clinic assessment, and as well as perceptions of thoroughness, accessibility, and ease. Of 145 people with ID, 46% were reviewed by telepsychiatry. These 67 telepsychiatry clients were more likely to have milder ID (p < 0.01) and were seen more frequently (p < 0.05) than the 78 clients with in-person reviews. Results from the carer survey (31.7% response rate, n = 46/145) indicated high overall service acceptability, with telepsychiatry perceived to offer more convenient appointment times (91% agreed vs. 75% of in-person, p < 0.05). The high uptake of telepsychiatric review indicates that it is feasible and acceptable to carers of people with ID and comorbid mental health concerns. Telepsychiatry is a potential tool to address equity of access to mental health services for people with ID-particularly those from disadvantaged and rural populations.
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