The response of the mental health network of the Salamanca area to the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of the telemedicine
The response of the mental health network of the Salamanca area to the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of the telemedicine
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DOI：
10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113252
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
影响因子：
11.3
通讯作者：
Montejo, Angel Luis
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作者：
Roncero, Carlos;Garcia-Ullan, Llanyra;Montejo, Angel Luis
COVID-19疫情席卷全球，对医疗服务造成重大影响。这项工作的目的是描述萨拉曼卡地区（西班牙）心理健康网络对这一危机的反应，以及在宣布进入警戒状态后的前8周内对其资源的重组。精神病学服务处实施了一项应急计划，包括重组人力资源，关闭一些单位，并实施远程医疗方案沿着两个具体方案，即在冠状病毒感染情况下的心理健康援助方案，以及另一个针对无家可归者的方案。在门诊和社区精神卫生项目中进行了9.038次电话访谈。亚急性和急性病房的活动以及日间医院计划的活动减少到50%.Based上，这一现实世界的反应提供了我们的结论是，远程医疗的使用是有前途的任何类型的疾病的患者。今后将考虑在日常实践中实施这一原则。必须继续研究COVID-19对精神障碍患者的影响，以及精神病学对他们的必要适应和新方法。
The COVID-19 pandemic reached world-wide causing a great impact on healthcare services. The aim of this work is to describe the response of the Mental Health Network of the Salamanca Area (Spain) to this crisis and the reorganization of its resources within the first 8 weeks after the state of alarm was declared. The Psychiatry Service applied a contingency plan which included the reorganization of the human resources, the closure of some of the units and the implementation of telemedicine programs along with two specific programs, namely a mental health assistance program in the context of the infection by coronavirus, and another program for homeless people. 9.038 phone interviews were carried out in the outpatients and community mental health programs. The activity in subacute and acute wards, as well as that of the day hospital programs was decreased to 50%.Based on that this real-world response provided we concluded that the usage of telemedicine is promising in patients with any kind of disorder. Its implementation in daily practice will be considered in the future. Research must continue on COVID-19 ' s impact on patients with mental disorders and Psychiatry's necessary adaptations and new approaches to them.