Readiness of health-care institutions in KwaZulu-Natal to implement telespsychiatry

dc.contributor.authorChipps, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorMars, Maurice
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-23T07:39:21Z
dc.date.available2015-03-23T07:39:21Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractWe assessed the preparedness of health districts and designated hospitals in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province for proposed telepsychiatry services. An e-health readiness questionnaire for developing countries was administered to managers of health districts and managers of designated psychiatric hospitals by telephone interview. Ten of the 11 district managers and managers/medical officers of 45 of 58 designated hospitals were interviewed. Notwithstanding some concerns regarding the tool, low levels of e-health readiness were found. District managers recorded e-health readiness scores of 137–217 out of 300. This was similar to the hospital managers, who recorded readiness scores of 121–260 out of 300. For telepsychiatry to succeed in KZN, an awareness programme will be required to facilitate the necessary change management.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.citationChipps J, Mars M. (2012). Readiness of health-care institutions in KwaZulu-Natal to implement telespsychiatry. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 18(3):133-37en_US
dc.identifier.issn1357-633X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1386
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.rightsCopyright UWC. This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2012.SFT103
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectTelepsychiatryen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleReadiness of health-care institutions in KwaZulu-Natal to implement telespsychiatryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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