SynthesisBMC health services research2023
Implementation strategies for telemental health: a systematic review.
Synthesis in BMC health services research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed.
- Practitioner perspectives on implementing a quality improvement intervention for telephone-based therapy in NHS Talking Therapies: a qualitative process evaluation study.BMC health services research · 2026Trial
- From research to practice: a qualitative study examining the integration of telehealth-based suicide prevention in HIV care in Tanzania.AIDS care · 2026Article
- Therapists' time allocation in guided digital mental health interventions - A scoping review and case study.Internet interventions · 2026Review
- Toward hybrid mental health care: an early health technology assessment based on stakeholder analysis and economic simulations.International journal of technology assessment in health care · 2026Article
- Exploring sedentary behaviour reduction interventions in the primary healthcare setting: a scoping review.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Early feasibility of telemedicine-based mental health wellbeing centers: an implementation study in district and sub-district health facilities in Bangladesh.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Article
- Using Routinely Collected Data From the Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies Database to Evaluate the Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Trends in Service Delivery in Outpatient Non-Government Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Observational
- Feasibility, usability, and acceptability of the asynchronous trauma-focused CARE training program for healthcare providers: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Exploring Video Consultations Across the Public and Private Sectors in Norway: Semistructured Interview Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Adapting to the digital age in psychiatry: evaluating change in emergency department nurses and psychiatrists' views toward telepsychiatry for involuntary hospitalization.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Examination of Patient and Provider Satisfaction, Benefits, and Challenges with Psychiatric Outpatient and Hospital-Based Telehealth Treatment during the COVID-19 Pandemic.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- Shaping the Future of DHT Assessment: Insights on Industry Challenges, Developer Needs, and a Harmonized, European HTA Framework.Journal of market access & health policy · 2025Article
- Mapping Implementation Strategies and Outcomes When Using Evidence Based Practice Implementation Models in Nursing Settings: A Scoping Review.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2025Article
- Impact of Remote Appointments on the Outcomes of Community Mental Health Nurses in Primary Care Since the Covid Pandemic: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Observational
- Facilitators and barriers in the implementation of patient-centred care interventions among general practitioners: a systematic review protocol.Health research policy and systems · 2025Article
- Enhancing Access to Mental Health Services for Antepartum and Postpartum Women Through Telemental Health Services at Wellbeing Centers in Selected Health Facilities in Bangladesh: Implementation Research.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- Telehealth Outreach Program for Child Traumatic Stress: Strategies for Long-Term Sustainability.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Capturing Patients' and Clinicians' Experiences of Using Video Consultations in Mental Health Outpatient Services: Qualitative Thematic Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- In-Person and Teleconsultation Services at a National Hospital in Peru: Time Series Analysis of General and Psychiatric Care Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.JMIR mental health · 2024Observational
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
15 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a rapid shift from traditional face-to-face care provision towards delivering mental health care remotely through telecommunications, often referred to as telemental health care. However, the manner and extent of telemental health implementation have varied considerably across settings and areas, and substantial barriers are encountered. There is, therefore, a need to identify what works best for service users and staff and establish the key mechanisms for efficient integration into routine care.
objectiveWe aimed to identify investigations of pre-planned strategies reported in the literature intended to achieve or improve effective and sustained implementation of telemental health approaches (including video calls, telephone calls, text messaging platforms or a combination of any of these approaches with face-to-face care), and to evaluate how different strategies influence implementation outcomes.
methodsA systematic review was conducted, with five databases searched for any relevant literature published between January 2010 and July 2021. Studies were eligible if they took place in specialist mental health services and focused on pre-planned strategies to achieve or improve the delivery of mental health care through remote communication between mental health professionals or between mental health professionals and service users, family members, unpaid carers, or peer supporters. All included studies were quality-assessed. Data were synthesised using the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) compilation of implementation strategies and the taxonomy of implementation outcomes.
resultsA total of 14 studies were identified as meeting the inclusion criteria from a total of 14,294 records of which 338 were assessed at full text. All ERIC implementation strategies were used by at least one study, the most commonly reported being 'Train and educate stakeholders'. All studies reported using a combination of several implementation strategies, with the mean number of strategies used per study of 3.5 (range 2-6), many of which were reported to result in an improvement in implementation over time. Few studies specifically investigated a single implementation strategy and its associated outcomes, making conclusions regarding the most beneficial strategy difficult to draw.
conclusionsUsing a combination of implementation strategies appears to be a helpful method of supporting the implementation of telemental health. Further research is needed to test the impact of specific implementation strategies on implementation outcomes.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.