TY - JOUR
KW - Attitude of Health Personnel
KW - Australia
KW - Family Practice/methods
KW - Female
KW - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
KW - Humans
KW - Information Systems/utilization
KW - Male
KW - Mental Health Services/utilization
KW - Physician's Practice Patterns
KW - Qualitative Research
AU - D. Austin
AU - C. Pier
AU - J. Mitchell
AU - P. Schattner
AU - V. Wade
AU - D. Pierce
AU - B. Klein
A1 - 
AB - BACKGROUND: The Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOMHC) initiative encourages general practitioners to use electronic mental health resources (EMHRs) during consultation with patients requiring psychological assistance. However, there is little data on GPs' acceptance and use of EMHRs. METHOD: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 27 GPs to determine their attitude toward EMHRs, and their use during consultation with patients. RESULTS: Few GPs reported frequently using EMHRs in consultation. Identified barriers to use included lack of familiarity with information technology, and insufficient knowledge of available resources. Identified advantages of electronic resources included high patient acceptance, time efficiency, and improved quality of information. DISCUSSION: General practitioners recognise several advantages of utilising electronic resources for managing patients with mental illness. However, GPs are not sufficiently familiar with electronic resources to use them effectively. This could be overcome by education.
BT - Australian Family Physician
C5 - HIT & Telehealth
CP - 5
CY - Australia
IS - 5
JF - Australian Family Physician
N2 - BACKGROUND: The Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOMHC) initiative encourages general practitioners to use electronic mental health resources (EMHRs) during consultation with patients requiring psychological assistance. However, there is little data on GPs' acceptance and use of EMHRs. METHOD: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 27 GPs to determine their attitude toward EMHRs, and their use during consultation with patients. RESULTS: Few GPs reported frequently using EMHRs in consultation. Identified barriers to use included lack of familiarity with information technology, and insufficient knowledge of available resources. Identified advantages of electronic resources included high patient acceptance, time efficiency, and improved quality of information. DISCUSSION: General practitioners recognise several advantages of utilising electronic resources for managing patients with mental illness. However, GPs are not sufficiently familiar with electronic resources to use them effectively. This could be overcome by education.
PP - Australia
PY - 2006
SN - 0300-8495; 0300-8495
SP - 365
EP - 366
EP - 
T1 - Do GPs use electronic mental health resources? - a qualitative study
T2 - Australian Family Physician
TI - Do GPs use electronic mental health resources? - a qualitative study
U1 - HIT & Telehealth
U2 - 16680222
VL - 35
VO - 0300-8495; 0300-8495
Y1 - 2006
ER -