132383 20240311111224.0 doi 10.1089/tmj.2021.0124 sideral 124995 ART-2021-124995 eng Sampaio, Mariana Spanish-speaking therapists increasingly switch to telepsychology during Covid-19: networked virtual reality may be next 2021 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. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/Construyendo Europa desde Aragón info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/S31-20D info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 5.033 2021 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES 19 / 109 = 0.174 2021 Q1 T1 1.041 2021 Medicine (miscellaneous) 2021 Q1 Health Informatics 2021 Q1 6.6 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Navarro Haro, Maria Vicenta Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-9726-3250 Wilks, Chelsey De Sousa, Bruno Garcia-Palacios, Azucena Hoffman, Hunter G. 4009 680 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Person.Eval.Trat.Psicoló. 27, 8 (2021), 919-928 Telemed. J. e-Health TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH 1530-5627 493029 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/132383/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2790834 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/132383/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:132383 articulos driver 2024-03-11-09:49:24 ARTICLE