- Title
- The feasibility of videoconferencing for neuropsychological assessments of rural youth experiencing early psychosis
- Creator
- Stain, Helen J.; Payne, Kristy; Thienel, Renate; Michie, Pat; Carr, Vaughan; Kelly, Brian
- Relation
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare Vol. 17, Issue 6, p. 328-331
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2011.101015
- Publisher
- Sage Publications
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2011
- Description
- We conducted a pilot study of the feasibility of videoconferencing as a mode of neuropsychological assessment in young people (14–30 years) from a rural area of New South Wales experiencing early psychosis. All participants (n = 11) completed assessments both face-to-face and by videoconference at a bandwidth of 384 kbit/s. Assessments included confirmation of diagnosis, quality of life and neurocognitive functioning. There was a strong correlation between modes of assessment for most instruments. Bland-Altman plots indicated that in general the mean difference between face-to-face and videoconference modes of assessment was close to zero with significant bias only evident for general cognitive functioning (WTAR), where videoconferencing produced higher ratings than face-to-face assessments. Feedback from the participants indicated strong acceptability of assessment by videoconferencing, thus supporting further investigation of use of this mode of assessment for clinical and research purposes.
- Subject
- feasibility studies; psychotic disorders; rural health; videoconferencing; neuropsychological assessments
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1064853
- Identifier
- uon:17706
- Identifier
- ISSN:1357-633X
- Language
- eng
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