Remote Consultation [L01.178.847.652.550]
Conditions
Keywords
general practitioners, psychiatry, videoconference
Brief summary
Online consulatations through videoconference in the field of psychiatry given to general practitioners will reduce costs of medical treatment and improve service.
Detailed description
CLINICAL STATE, SATISFACTION AND COST EFFECTIVENESS WILL BE CHECKED DURING 1 YEAR OF ONLINE VIDEO CONFERENCE CONSULTATION TO GENERAL PRACTITIONERS. BPRS, HAMILTON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND CGI SCALES WILL BE COMPLETED.COSTS OF MEDICATIONS, NUMBER OF VISITS, LAB AND OTHER EXAMINATIONS, HOSPITALIZATIONS, MISSING WORKING DAYS WILL BE EVALUATED.
Interventions
PROCEDUREvideoconference
Sponsors
Galil Center for Telemedicine and Medical Informatics
Sha'ar Menashe Mental Health Center
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Referral by general practitioner Age: \>18 - Speaking Hebrew or Russion
Exclusion criteria
CGI\>4 Dementia Drug or alcohol addiction -
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expenditures on medications | — |
| No. of visits | — |
| Loss of work days | — |
| Expenditure on lab tests | — |
| Satisfaction | — |
| CGI | — |
| Hamilton | — |
| Somatisation | — |
| GHQ11 | — |
| Q-LES-Q-18 | — |
| No. of consultations | — |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed