Spanish-Speaking Therapists Increasingly Switch to Telepsychology During COVID-19: Networked Virtual Reality May Be Next

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Autor(a) principal: Sampaio, Mariana
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Navarro Haro, Maria Vicenta, Wilks, Chelsey, Sousa, Bruno Cecílio de, Garcia-Palacios, Azucena, Hoffman, Hunter G.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/95772
https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2021.0124
Resumo: Background: Social distancing restrictions imposed due to the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in a rapid shift in the delivery of psychological interventions from in-person to telehealth. Much of the research on this transition has been conducted with English-speaking mental health providers, leaving a gap in understanding related to how this shift has impacted Spanish-speaking treatment providers. Methods: Fifty non-U.S. Spanish-speaking therapists completed a survey related to their use of telecommunication modalities; client population characteristics; professional, ethical, and legal/regulatory issues; and telehealth training and practice. Participants completed the survey at one time point and retrospectively described their use of telehealth both pre-pandemic and during the pandemic. Results: Most of the 50 Spanish-speaking therapists surveyed reported using telepsychology 58% before COVID-19 versus 84% during the COVID-19 pandemic (χ2 = 5.76, p < 0.05). Compared with pre-pandemic, the number of hours therapists spent using telepsychology per week increased significantly for early adopter therapists (those who began using telehealth before the pandemic began) (Z = -3.18, p = 0.001) and also for late adopter therapists who only began using telehealth during the pandemic (Z = -3.74, p < 0.001). Many therapists reported equity issues. Most participants also reported ethical and regulatory concerns regarding security/confidentiality or Health Insurance Porability and Accountability Act. Conclusions: The rapid adoption of technology to deliver therapy during COVID-19 has spurred growing pains for Spanish-speaking therapists and their underserved clients, and more research is needed to better understand and improve the therapists' adoption of these technologies with diverse patient populations.
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spelling Spanish-Speaking Therapists Increasingly Switch to Telepsychology During COVID-19: Networked Virtual Reality May Be NextCOVID-19Spanish-speaking therapistsTelehealthTelepsychologyVirtual realityHumansPandemicsRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2COVID-19TelemedicineVirtual RealityBackground: Social distancing restrictions imposed due to the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in a rapid shift in the delivery of psychological interventions from in-person to telehealth. Much of the research on this transition has been conducted with English-speaking mental health providers, leaving a gap in understanding related to how this shift has impacted Spanish-speaking treatment providers. Methods: Fifty non-U.S. Spanish-speaking therapists completed a survey related to their use of telecommunication modalities; client population characteristics; professional, ethical, and legal/regulatory issues; and telehealth training and practice. Participants completed the survey at one time point and retrospectively described their use of telehealth both pre-pandemic and during the pandemic. Results: Most of the 50 Spanish-speaking therapists surveyed reported using telepsychology 58% before COVID-19 versus 84% during the COVID-19 pandemic (χ2 = 5.76, p < 0.05). Compared with pre-pandemic, the number of hours therapists spent using telepsychology per week increased significantly for early adopter therapists (those who began using telehealth before the pandemic began) (Z = -3.18, p = 0.001) and also for late adopter therapists who only began using telehealth during the pandemic (Z = -3.74, p < 0.001). Many therapists reported equity issues. Most participants also reported ethical and regulatory concerns regarding security/confidentiality or Health Insurance Porability and Accountability Act. Conclusions: The rapid adoption of technology to deliver therapy during COVID-19 has spurred growing pains for Spanish-speaking therapists and their underserved clients, and more research is needed to better understand and improve the therapists' adoption of these technologies with diverse patient populations.Mariana and Sampaio worked on this project pro bono. During preparation of this article, Hunter G. Hoffman was supported by charitable funds from the Mayday Fund and by NIH R01 GM042725 to Dave Patterson; Maria Vicenta Navarro Haro was supported by Gobierno de Aragón (Group reference: S31_20D) and by Feder 2014–2020 ‘‘Construyendo Europa desde Aragón’’; and Bruno de Sousa is a professor at the University of Coimbra.Mary Ann Liebert2021info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/95772http://hdl.handle.net/10316/95772https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2021.0124eng1530-56271556-3669Sampaio, MarianaNavarro Haro, Maria VicentaWilks, ChelseySousa, Bruno Cecílio deGarcia-Palacios, AzucenaHoffman, Hunter G.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-05-25T03:45:38Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/95772Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:14:10.501261Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Spanish-Speaking Therapists Increasingly Switch to Telepsychology During COVID-19: Networked Virtual Reality May Be Next
title Spanish-Speaking Therapists Increasingly Switch to Telepsychology During COVID-19: Networked Virtual Reality May Be Next
spellingShingle Spanish-Speaking Therapists Increasingly Switch to Telepsychology During COVID-19: Networked Virtual Reality May Be Next
Sampaio, Mariana
COVID-19
Spanish-speaking therapists
Telehealth
Telepsychology
Virtual reality
Humans
Pandemics
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Telemedicine
Virtual Reality
title_short Spanish-Speaking Therapists Increasingly Switch to Telepsychology During COVID-19: Networked Virtual Reality May Be Next
title_full Spanish-Speaking Therapists Increasingly Switch to Telepsychology During COVID-19: Networked Virtual Reality May Be Next
title_fullStr Spanish-Speaking Therapists Increasingly Switch to Telepsychology During COVID-19: Networked Virtual Reality May Be Next
title_full_unstemmed Spanish-Speaking Therapists Increasingly Switch to Telepsychology During COVID-19: Networked Virtual Reality May Be Next
title_sort Spanish-Speaking Therapists Increasingly Switch to Telepsychology During COVID-19: Networked Virtual Reality May Be Next
author Sampaio, Mariana
author_facet Sampaio, Mariana
Navarro Haro, Maria Vicenta
Wilks, Chelsey
Sousa, Bruno Cecílio de
Garcia-Palacios, Azucena
Hoffman, Hunter G.
author_role author
author2 Navarro Haro, Maria Vicenta
Wilks, Chelsey
Sousa, Bruno Cecílio de
Garcia-Palacios, Azucena
Hoffman, Hunter G.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sampaio, Mariana
Navarro Haro, Maria Vicenta
Wilks, Chelsey
Sousa, Bruno Cecílio de
Garcia-Palacios, Azucena
Hoffman, Hunter G.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv COVID-19
Spanish-speaking therapists
Telehealth
Telepsychology
Virtual reality
Humans
Pandemics
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Telemedicine
Virtual Reality
topic COVID-19
Spanish-speaking therapists
Telehealth
Telepsychology
Virtual reality
Humans
Pandemics
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Telemedicine
Virtual Reality
description Background: Social distancing restrictions imposed due to the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in a rapid shift in the delivery of psychological interventions from in-person to telehealth. Much of the research on this transition has been conducted with English-speaking mental health providers, leaving a gap in understanding related to how this shift has impacted Spanish-speaking treatment providers. Methods: Fifty non-U.S. Spanish-speaking therapists completed a survey related to their use of telecommunication modalities; client population characteristics; professional, ethical, and legal/regulatory issues; and telehealth training and practice. Participants completed the survey at one time point and retrospectively described their use of telehealth both pre-pandemic and during the pandemic. Results: Most of the 50 Spanish-speaking therapists surveyed reported using telepsychology 58% before COVID-19 versus 84% during the COVID-19 pandemic (χ2 = 5.76, p < 0.05). Compared with pre-pandemic, the number of hours therapists spent using telepsychology per week increased significantly for early adopter therapists (those who began using telehealth before the pandemic began) (Z = -3.18, p = 0.001) and also for late adopter therapists who only began using telehealth during the pandemic (Z = -3.74, p < 0.001). Many therapists reported equity issues. Most participants also reported ethical and regulatory concerns regarding security/confidentiality or Health Insurance Porability and Accountability Act. Conclusions: The rapid adoption of technology to deliver therapy during COVID-19 has spurred growing pains for Spanish-speaking therapists and their underserved clients, and more research is needed to better understand and improve the therapists' adoption of these technologies with diverse patient populations.
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