D'Souza R
Rural and Remote Mental Health Service of South Australia, Australia.
J Telemed Telecare. 2000;6 Suppl 1:S26-8. doi: 10.1258/1357633001934834.
A service was developed to treat acute psychiatric inpatients in their local hospitals using telemedicine. This reduced the need for these patients to be transferred to a psychiatric facility in Adelaide. An evaluation of outcomes showed that it was possible to manage acute psychiatric patients in this manner, reducing costs of transport. In addition, patients were treated close to their homes. Patients rated their satisfaction with the service and the use of telemedicine very highly.
开发了一项服务，利用远程医疗在当地医院治疗急性精神病住院患者。这减少了这些患者被转送到阿德莱德精神病院的需求。对结果的评估表明，以这种方式管理急性精神病患者是可行的，降低了运输成本。此外，患者在离家较近的地方接受治疗。患者对该服务和远程医疗的使用给予了高度评价。
