A Systematic Review of the Use of Health Information Technology to Improve Mental Health Care Delivery
Mentor 1
Celeste Campos-Castillo
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
28-4-2017 1:30 PM
End Date
28-4-2017 4:00 PM
Description
Previous systematic reviews has examined the effectiveness of health information technology (IT) to improve health care delivery, but few have looked at the effectiveness in regards to mental health care delivery. Health IT may facilitate mental health care delivery, but also be a barrier. There is a stigma associated with mental health, causing patients to view health IT as beneficial, yet also detrimental for their mental health care. Providers may also see both advantages and disadvantages in health IT. This project fills the gap in the literature by conducting a systematic review of the use of health IT in mental health care delivery. A guideline to improve systematic review and meta-analysis protocols, PRISMA, or Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis, was followed. Search terms for health IT and mental health were entered into the PsycINFO database to identify relevant articles. 280 articles appeared in the search and the research team, comprised of two undergraduate research assistants and a faculty member, decide on whether or not an article is relevant. From the 60 that have been reviewed so far, 22 fit the criteria. Of the 22 relevant articles, 13 focus on patient outcomes, 6 collect provider perspectives, 10 focus on depression, and 4 focus on other mental illnesses. Thus far, most studies focus on depression and patient outcomes, leaving gaps in knowledge about provider perspectives and other mental illnesses. The research team will continue to review articles in the PsycINFO database and other databases to fill this gap in knowledge.
A Systematic Review of the Use of Health Information Technology to Improve Mental Health Care Delivery
Union Wisconsin Room
Previous systematic reviews has examined the effectiveness of health information technology (IT) to improve health care delivery, but few have looked at the effectiveness in regards to mental health care delivery. Health IT may facilitate mental health care delivery, but also be a barrier. There is a stigma associated with mental health, causing patients to view health IT as beneficial, yet also detrimental for their mental health care. Providers may also see both advantages and disadvantages in health IT. This project fills the gap in the literature by conducting a systematic review of the use of health IT in mental health care delivery. A guideline to improve systematic review and meta-analysis protocols, PRISMA, or Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis, was followed. Search terms for health IT and mental health were entered into the PsycINFO database to identify relevant articles. 280 articles appeared in the search and the research team, comprised of two undergraduate research assistants and a faculty member, decide on whether or not an article is relevant. From the 60 that have been reviewed so far, 22 fit the criteria. Of the 22 relevant articles, 13 focus on patient outcomes, 6 collect provider perspectives, 10 focus on depression, and 4 focus on other mental illnesses. Thus far, most studies focus on depression and patient outcomes, leaving gaps in knowledge about provider perspectives and other mental illnesses. The research team will continue to review articles in the PsycINFO database and other databases to fill this gap in knowledge.
