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Telepsychiatry: knowledge, effectiveness, and willingness; assessments of psychiatrists in Saudi Arabia
OBJECTIVES: To assess psychiatrists’ knowledge and perception regarding telepsychiatry and evaluate their willingness to adopt telepsychiatry clinical practice in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among psychiatrists working in Saudi Arabia from November 2020 through May 2...
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Riyadh : Armed Forces Hospital
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9257909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35477921 http://dx.doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2022.2.20210125 |
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author | Alghamdi, Saleh A. Alshahrani, Osamah M. Alharbi, Abdulmajeed K. Alghamdi, Omar A. Almohaini, Reem A. Alsayat, Jouf Y. |
author_facet | Alghamdi, Saleh A. Alshahrani, Osamah M. Alharbi, Abdulmajeed K. Alghamdi, Omar A. Almohaini, Reem A. Alsayat, Jouf Y. |
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description | OBJECTIVES: To assess psychiatrists’ knowledge and perception regarding telepsychiatry and evaluate their willingness to adopt telepsychiatry clinical practice in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among psychiatrists working in Saudi Arabia from November 2020 through May 2021. A self-administered questionnaire comprising socio-demographic data, factors related to knowledge, perception, willingness, barriers, and the effectiveness of telepsychiatry, was distributed via. online platform. Data were tabulated and cleaned in MS Excel, and all statistical analyses were performed using SPSS v26. RESULTS: There were 328 psychiatrists enrolled in the group with an average age of 25–35 years (48.8%). The group comprised mainly Saudis (83.5%); male participants outnumbered females (70.4% to 29.6%). Overall, the psychiatrists’ telepsychiatry knowledge level was poor (51.8%), while (48.2%) of the respondents showed good knowledge. However, nearly all respondents exhibited good perception (80.8%), with only 19.2% classified as poor. In addition, older individuals, consultants, clinicians with 11–15 years of experience, clinicians interacting with patients via email, and those who frequently received patient questions regarding online communication indicated increased knowledge. CONCLUSION: Although perception was positive regarding telepsychiatry, psychiatrists’ knowledge on the subject was deemed insufficient. Psychiatrists’ knowledge depended on their age, position, years of experience, frequent interaction with patients through an online platform, and clients that provided their online contact details. |
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spelling | pubmed-92579092022-07-14 Telepsychiatry: knowledge, effectiveness, and willingness; assessments of psychiatrists in Saudi Arabia Alghamdi, Saleh A. Alshahrani, Osamah M. Alharbi, Abdulmajeed K. Alghamdi, Omar A. Almohaini, Reem A. Alsayat, Jouf Y. Neurosciences (Riyadh) Original Article OBJECTIVES: To assess psychiatrists’ knowledge and perception regarding telepsychiatry and evaluate their willingness to adopt telepsychiatry clinical practice in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among psychiatrists working in Saudi Arabia from November 2020 through May 2021. A self-administered questionnaire comprising socio-demographic data, factors related to knowledge, perception, willingness, barriers, and the effectiveness of telepsychiatry, was distributed via. online platform. Data were tabulated and cleaned in MS Excel, and all statistical analyses were performed using SPSS v26. RESULTS: There were 328 psychiatrists enrolled in the group with an average age of 25–35 years (48.8%). The group comprised mainly Saudis (83.5%); male participants outnumbered females (70.4% to 29.6%). Overall, the psychiatrists’ telepsychiatry knowledge level was poor (51.8%), while (48.2%) of the respondents showed good knowledge. However, nearly all respondents exhibited good perception (80.8%), with only 19.2% classified as poor. In addition, older individuals, consultants, clinicians with 11–15 years of experience, clinicians interacting with patients via email, and those who frequently received patient questions regarding online communication indicated increased knowledge. CONCLUSION: Although perception was positive regarding telepsychiatry, psychiatrists’ knowledge on the subject was deemed insufficient. Psychiatrists’ knowledge depended on their age, position, years of experience, frequent interaction with patients through an online platform, and clients that provided their online contact details. Riyadh : Armed Forces Hospital 2022-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9257909/ /pubmed/35477921 http://dx.doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2022.2.20210125 Text en Copyright: © Neurosciences https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Neurosciences is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Alghamdi, Saleh A. Alshahrani, Osamah M. Alharbi, Abdulmajeed K. Alghamdi, Omar A. Almohaini, Reem A. Alsayat, Jouf Y. Telepsychiatry: knowledge, effectiveness, and willingness; assessments of psychiatrists in Saudi Arabia |
title | Telepsychiatry: knowledge, effectiveness, and willingness; assessments of psychiatrists in Saudi Arabia |
title_full | Telepsychiatry: knowledge, effectiveness, and willingness; assessments of psychiatrists in Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | Telepsychiatry: knowledge, effectiveness, and willingness; assessments of psychiatrists in Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | Telepsychiatry: knowledge, effectiveness, and willingness; assessments of psychiatrists in Saudi Arabia |
title_short | Telepsychiatry: knowledge, effectiveness, and willingness; assessments of psychiatrists in Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | telepsychiatry: knowledge, effectiveness, and willingness; assessments of psychiatrists in saudi arabia |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9257909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35477921 http://dx.doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2022.2.20210125 |
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