Abstract
To investigate what is lost or gained in a psychiatric evaluation when it takes place via telepsychiatry we compared the inter-rater reliability between two psychiatrists interviewing 63 subjects in an observer/interviewer split configuration in telepsychiatry and same-room settings. The measures used were the BPRS and interviewer ratings from a semi-structured interview. Patients also rated their experience. There were some clear differences between the telepsychiatry and same-room evaluations. Despite these variations, diagnoses were as reliably made by telepsychiatry. Patient acceptance of telepsychiatry was high.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3-5 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
State | Published - 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy
- Nursing(all)
- Health Informatics