Research Article
Attracting Child Psychiatrists to a Televideo Consultation Service: The TeleLink Experience
Table 4
Decisions to provide telepsychiatry services-importance rankings (
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| How important are the following in your decision regarding whether or not to provide services to the TeleLink Program? | ā | Very important | Important | Neutral | Somewhat important | Not at all important | Not applicable |
| Flexibility regarding number of hours I provide to the program | 40% 10 | 32% 8 | 8% 2 | 8% 2 | 8% 2 | 4% 1 | Given only cases that match my area of expertise | 24% 6 | 36% 9 | 20% 5 | 16% 4 | 0% 0 | 4% 1 | Support provided by telepsychiatry staff | 36% 9 | 60% 15 | 0% 0 | 0% 0 | 0% 0 | 4% 1 | Comfortable environment | 24% 6 | 52% 13 | 20% 5 | 0% 0 | 0% 0 | 4% 1 | Convenience | 32% 8 | 44% 11 | 16% 4 | 4% 1 | 0% 0 | 4% 1 | Financial incentives | 20% | 60% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 5 | 15 | 3 |
0 | 0 | 2 | Opportunity to be part of larger group of professionals | 8% 2 | 36% 9 | 36% 9 | 12% 3 | 0% 0 | 8% 2 | Enhance capacity of local providers | 32% 8 | 52% 13 | 8% 2 | 4% 1 | 0% 0 | 4% 1 | Privileges associated with a hospital appointment | 4% 1 | 8% 2 | 32% 8 | 4% 1 | 32% 8 | 20% 5 | Novelty of the medium/technology | 4% 1 | 8% 2 | 36% 9 | 8% 2 | 36% 9 | 8% 2 | Maintaining ongoing relationship with rural agency | 24% 6 | 36% 9 | 24% 6 | 0% 0 | 8% 2 | 8% 2 | Providing service to underserved areas | 52% 13 | 44% 11 | 0% 0 | 4% 1 | 0% 0 | 0% 0 |
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