ArticleFrontiers in virtual reality2021
Therapists Make the Switch to Telepsychology to Safely Continue Treating Their Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Virtual Reality Telepsychology May Be Next.
Article in Frontiers in virtual reality, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04360850 (Use of Telehealth Technology by Mental Health Care Professionals in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic), which is not on this map. Cited by 38 papers.
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Use of Telehealth Technology by Mental Health Care Professionals in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic
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38 citing papers in PubMed.
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Abstract
Before COVID-19, most therapists had concerns about telepsychology, and only treated patients in person. During the COVID-19 lockdown, patients still needed therapy, but in-person therapy sessions became unsafe. The current study measured how many therapists are using online therapy before vs. during COVID-19, how much training they have received, and their knowledge about legal restrictions on using telepsychology. A sample of 768 U.S.A. mental health professionals completed a 29-item online survey. Results show that before COVID-19, most therapists only saw their patients in person (e.g., at the therapists office), but during the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all therapists used a wide range of telecommunication technologies to communicate with their quarantined patients, including texting, telephones, video conferences, and even virtual reality. According to within-subject related samples comparisons, 39% of survey respondents used telepsychology before COVID-19, vs. 98% during COVID-19 (χ
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