Madona Tito-Betancur, Renzo Felipe Carranza Esteban, Calixto Tapullima-Mori, Josué Turpo Chaparro, Oscar Mamani-Benito
[Scientific production in Scopus on financial health: period 2011-2022]
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although concept telehealth great interest globally potential yet realized pakistan therefore essential explore perspectives stakeholders technology particularly mental health able increase improve use assess perceptions experiences patients receiving telemental health services including telepsychiatry telepsychotherapy pakistan qualitative exploratory study conducted indepth interviews 49 individuals tertiary care hospital karachi pakistan using cresswell framework content analysis identified 3 major themes focused positive negative aspects telemental health services made suggestions enhancing twentysix participants received telepsychiatry remaining 23 received telepsychotherapy services technical literacy cost consultation privacy therapeutic alliance major challenges identified patients convenience absence stigma highlighted key facilitators telemental health teleconsultations reduced travel waiting time thus improving access healthcare participants suggested processes booking appointments making payments streamlined cost teleconsultation reduced study provides insightful findings telemental health services perspectives patients living asian culture major benefits highlighted destigmatization mental health elimination commuting costs travel time concerns privacy therapeutic alliance availability affordability technology