Establishing Performance Indicators of Telemedicine-Based "On-Consultation Training" of Primary Care Doctors: An Innovation to Integrate Psychiatry at Primary Care.
On-consultation training
primary care doctors
primary health centres
psychiatry
telemedicine
Journal
Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
ISSN: 0970-0218
Titre abrégé: Indian J Community Med
Pays: India
ID NLM: 9315574
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
10
04
2020
accepted:
30
11
2020
entrez:
26
5
2021
pubmed:
27
5
2021
medline:
27
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A "functional treatment gap" exists in primary care of India despite the higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders at primary care. Traditional classroom training for primary care doctors (PCDs) fails to translate into adequate clinical skills to provide basic psychiatric treatment. An innovative telepsychiatric on-consultation training (Tele-OCT) is designed exclusively for practicing PCDs where a telepsychiatrist trains PCDs in live video streaming of their own real-time general consultations of primary health centres. The aim of this study is to establish performance indicators of Tele-OCT for its effective implementation. The data collected using a file review method from a naturalistic design of the implementation of Tele-OCT for 73 PCDs from August-2016 to October-2018 across Mandya district, Karnataka, India. Flexibility in the scheduling of Tele-OCT sessions is key to success. Personal smartphones of PCDs with available videoconference applications are the popular choice. Four consecutive Tele-OCT sessions are planned for each PCD with a gap of 2-4 weeks over two months. The first three sessions are considered the "optimum Tele-OCT training package" for each PCD, followed by the fourth one as a 'Tele-OCT impact evaluation session' in a live, real-time general consultation. Each Tele-OCT is conducted in an average ten general patients in about two hours per session, totalling about 30 patients in 6 hours of Tele-OCT training package per PCD. Patient's profiles especially common mental disorders are reflective of a true picture of Indian primary care. Performance indicators of Tele-OCT for future implementation are established. Tele-OCT appears to be a path-breaking training model for PCDs to integrate psychiatric care in their general practice.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
A "functional treatment gap" exists in primary care of India despite the higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders at primary care. Traditional classroom training for primary care doctors (PCDs) fails to translate into adequate clinical skills to provide basic psychiatric treatment. An innovative telepsychiatric on-consultation training (Tele-OCT) is designed exclusively for practicing PCDs where a telepsychiatrist trains PCDs in live video streaming of their own real-time general consultations of primary health centres. The aim of this study is to establish performance indicators of Tele-OCT for its effective implementation.
METHODOLOGY
METHODS
The data collected using a file review method from a naturalistic design of the implementation of Tele-OCT for 73 PCDs from August-2016 to October-2018 across Mandya district, Karnataka, India.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Flexibility in the scheduling of Tele-OCT sessions is key to success. Personal smartphones of PCDs with available videoconference applications are the popular choice. Four consecutive Tele-OCT sessions are planned for each PCD with a gap of 2-4 weeks over two months. The first three sessions are considered the "optimum Tele-OCT training package" for each PCD, followed by the fourth one as a 'Tele-OCT impact evaluation session' in a live, real-time general consultation. Each Tele-OCT is conducted in an average ten general patients in about two hours per session, totalling about 30 patients in 6 hours of Tele-OCT training package per PCD. Patient's profiles especially common mental disorders are reflective of a true picture of Indian primary care.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Performance indicators of Tele-OCT for future implementation are established. Tele-OCT appears to be a path-breaking training model for PCDs to integrate psychiatric care in their general practice.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34035581
doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_223_20
pii: IJCM-46-75
pmc: PMC8117904
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
75-79Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2021 Indian Journal of Community Medicine.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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