Research and Telehealth
Ξ October 15th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Old School Papers |
Written around December 2000
For psychologists, direct patient care involves a number of activities including assessment, psychotherapy, crisis intervention, patient education, case management, and, increasingly, medication support. Increasingly, this work is conducted using telecommunications devices such as telephones, electronic mail (e-mail), or even video teleconference equipment.
The literature on “telehealth” is growing rapidly, doubling approximately every 6 months. The quality of the research is quite varied. Some studies are completely uncontrolled surveys based on measures with unknown reliability. Other studies are controlled, randomized clinical trials. Much of the literature is still theoretical, or at best descriptive. (more…)