Telepsychiatry to Provide Mental Health Support to Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Crisis: A Cross-Sectional Survey among 321 Healthcare Professionals in France

Clément Cormi, Stéphane Sanchez, Valentine de l’Estoile, Laura Ollivier, Aude Letty, Gilles Berrut and Emmanuel Mulin
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Clément Cormi: Pôle Territorial Santé Publique et Performance des Hôpitaux Champagne Sud, Centre Hospitalier de Troyes, 10000 Troyes, France
Stéphane Sanchez: Pôle Territorial Santé Publique et Performance des Hôpitaux Champagne Sud, Centre Hospitalier de Troyes, 10000 Troyes, France
Valentine de l’Estoile: Fondation Korian pour le Bien-Vieillir, 75008 Paris, France
Laura Ollivier: Fondation Korian pour le Bien-Vieillir, 75008 Paris, France
Aude Letty: Fondation Korian pour le Bien-Vieillir, 75008 Paris, France
Gilles Berrut: Fondation Korian pour le Bien-Vieillir, 75008 Paris, France
Emmanuel Mulin: Clinique Korian le Val du Fenouillet, 83260 La Crau, France

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: Pandemics are difficult times for the mental health of healthcare professionals, who are more likely to present with PTSD-like symptoms. In the context of a highly contagious communicable disease, telemedicine is a useful alternative to usual care, and should be considered as a means to support healthcare professionals’ mental health. This is a multicenter ( n = 19), cross-sectional study, based on a 27-item questionnaire, aiming to investigate the acceptability to healthcare workers of a telepsychiatry service as a means of providing mental health support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between October and December 2020, 321 responses were received, showing that women, caregiving staff, and those directly involved in the care of COVID-19 patients are less favorable to the idea of receiving remote support. In our population, barriers were related to the clinical setting or ethics, and most of the respondents would not accept a drug prescription by telepsychiatry. Although telepsychiatry should be a part of the armamentarium of mental health management, it is not suitable as a stand-alone approach, and should be combined with conventional face-to-face consultations.

Keywords: mental health; telemedicine; telepsychiatry; COVID-19; pandemics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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