Telepsychiatry and patient-provider concordance.

Context: Telepsychiatry has become a common modality for the provision of psychiatric consultations to patients in rural regions.

Aims: The aims of this study were to assess and compare patient and provider satisfaction and perceptions of access to care with telepsychiatry.

Methods: Telepsychiatric consultations were given by providers based on an urban tertiary academic health centre to patients located in rural primary care clinics.

Using behavior change frameworks to improve healthcare worker influenza vaccination rates: A systematic review.

Background: Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers (HCW) is important for protecting staff and patients, yet vaccine coverage among HCW remains below recommended targets. Psychological theories of behavior change may help guide interventions to improve vaccine uptake. Our objectives were to: (1) review the effectiveness of interventions based on psychological theories of behavior change to improve HCW influenza vaccination rates, and (2) determine which psychological theories have been used to predict HCW influenza vaccination uptake.

Increasing public awareness about hepatitis C: development and validation of the brief hepatitis C knowledge scale.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is silently becoming a major public health problem. Currently, no validated HCV knowledge measures exist. This study aimed to develop and validate a brief measure to assess general knowledge about HCV risk factors, modes of transmissions, and treatment options.