Journal article
Telehealth use by mental health professionals during COVID-19
LM Farrer, B Clough, MJ Bekker, AL Calear, A Werner-Seidler, JM Newby, V Knott, P Gooding, J Reynolds, L Brennan, PJ Batterham
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | Published : 2023
Abstract
Objective: To examine and describe telehealth use and attitudes among mental health professionals in Australia and New Zealand during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Participants completed a brief online survey between May and July 2020. Participants were recruited via peak and professional organisations and through psychology-focused social media groups and networks. The survey examined frequency of telehealth use, reasons for non-use, telehealth modalities, prior use, attitudes towards use, plans for future use, and training, information or resource needs. Results: A total of 528 professionals (85.2% female) participated in the survey, of which 98.9% reported using te..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: L.M.F. is supported by Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award (DE190101382). A.L.C. is supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship (1173146). P.J.B. is supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship (1158707). J.M.N. is supported by a Medical Research Future Fund Fellowship (1145382). P.G. is supported by Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award (DE200100483). A.W.-S. is supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship (1197074).