Title
Telehealth experiences in a specialized mental health hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
Other title
Experiencias de Telesalud en un hospital especializado en salud mental durante la pandemia de Covid-19 en Perú
Date Issued
01 October 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Alva-Arroyo L.L.
Núñez Del Prado Murillo J.
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
The objective of this article is to present the experiences of telehealth in a hospital specialized in mental health in Lima, Peru during 2020. In accordance with the provisions such as the temporary closure of face-to-face care and mandatory confinement between the months of March As of December, care was progressively provided through telephone calls, video calls or digital platforms, with 57,398 teleconsultations and telemonitoring, 4411 mental health orientations, 295 teleinterconsultations in psychiatry, 42 teletraining activities and 29 educational sessions in mental health aimed at the general population. We conclude that the implementation of telehealth for the care of the users of the Hermilio Valdizán Hospital contributed to mental health care and reduces the gaps in access to specialized care in psychiatry due to the consequences of COVID-19.
Start page
653
End page
659
Volume
38
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Educación general (incluye capacitación, pedadogía)
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85127659836
PubMed ID
Source
Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus