Feasibility and acceptability of clinic-based telepsychiatry for low-income Hispanic primary care patients

• Published in: Telemedicine journal and e-health Vol. 18; no. 4; p. 297
• Main Authors: Chong, Jenny, Moreno, Francisco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Algorithms; Ambulatory Care Facilities - economics; Ambulatory Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data; Analysis of Variance; Depressive Disorder, Major - economics; Feasibility Studies; Female; Health Services Accessibility - economics; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; Health Services Needs and Demand - economics; Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data; Health Surveys; Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Online Systems; Poverty - statistics & numerical data; Primary Health Care - economics; Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Psychometrics; Social Class; Surveys and Questionnaires; Telemedicine - economics; Telemedicine - statistics & numerical data; United States; United States

The feasibility and acceptability of telepsychiatry for low-income Hispanic patients with major depression were assessed. In total, 167 adult Hispanic patients with major depression recruited from a community health center (CHC) were randomly assigned to receive psychiatry services through a video W...