Factors Influencing the Adoption of Telemedicine for Treatment of Military Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
dc.contributor.author | Kruse, Clemens S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Atkins, James M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Baker, Tiffany D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gonzales, Estefania N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Paul, Jennifer L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Brooks, Matthew | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-27T15:41:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-27T15:41:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Military veterans returning from a combat zone often face mental health challenges as a result of traumatic experiences. The veteran in the United States has been underdiagnosed and underserved. Since its advancement in the 1990s, telemedicine has become a more prevalent means of delivering services for post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans in the United States, but its adoption is not ubiquitous. Objective: To clarify the association of telemedicine and the treatment of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder through identification of facilitators and barriers to the adoption of the modality. Methods: Reviewers analysed articles from CINAHL and PubMed databases, using relative key words, selecting the 28 most germane to the study objective. Results: The most common adoption facilitators were: improving access to rural populations of veterans (22%), effective treatment outcomes (16%), and decreased costs related to care (13%). The most prevalent barriers were: veterans lacking access to necessary modalities (25%), availability of physicians competent in post-traumatic stress disorder treatment (20%), and complications with technology (20%). Five themes surfaced for facilitators: accessibility, effectiveness, cost reduction, positive patient perception, and supportive community; and 5 themes for barriers: access to technology, technical complications, physician availability, negative patient perception, and uninformed patients. Conclusion: This literature review identifies cost and outcomes-effectiveness. The association of telemedicine with the treatment of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder is feasible, beneficial and effective. | |
dc.description.department | Health Administration | |
dc.format | Text | |
dc.format.extent | 8 pages | |
dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kruse, C. S., Atkins, J. M., Baker, T. D., Gonzales, E. N., Paul, J. L., & Brooks, B. (2018). Factors influencing the adoption of telemedicine for treatment of military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 50(5), pp. 385-392. | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2302 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1650-1977 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/8548 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Foundation for Rehabilitation Information | |
dc.rights.holder | © 2018 Foundation of Rehabilitation Information. | |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. | |
dc.source | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 385-392 | |
dc.subject | telemedicine | |
dc.subject | post-traumatic stress disorder | |
dc.subject | military veterans | |
dc.subject | Health Administration | |
dc.title | Factors Influencing the Adoption of Telemedicine for Treatment of Military Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | |
dc.type | Article |