Examining Outcomes and Challenges of Telepsychiatry in Australian Elderly: A Scoping Review

Table 1

Overview of the included studies.

Ref	Study type	Study aim	Number of participants	Mental disorder	Type of intervention in telepsychiatry	Follow-up duration	Types of services
							Asynchronous	Synchronous
[22]	Randomized clinical trial (RCT)	Evaluating the condition of the older people with dementia and depression through telehealth as compared to face-to-face administration	20	Delirium and depression	Videoconference	Six weeks		✓
[23]	No data available	Comparison of video conferencing and face-to-face evaluations in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in the older individuals with cognitive impairment and depression	20	Cognitive impairments and depression	Videoconference	One week		✓
[24]	Pilot study	Investigating the acceptability and effectiveness of a brief behavioral activation therapy through videoconferencing to the older people with depressive disorder	3	Depression	Videoconference	1-month		✓
[25]	RCT	Investigating the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral therapy program provided through the internet in the older individuals with anxiety	22	Anxiety	Telephone	Three-month		✓
[26]	RCT	Evaluating the effects of internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) on the severity of depressive symptoms and adherence to physician recommendations and lifestyle interventions in the older with depression and high risks of cardiovascular disease	487	Depression	Web-based program	12 weeks	✓	✓
[27]	RCT	Investigating the outcomes of telephone-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy compared to indirect telephone-based supportive therapy in rural older adults with anxiety disorders	141	Anxiety	Telephone	4 months		✓
[28]	RCT	Investigating the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy and social control provided over the phone on anxiety and depression symptoms in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	110	Depression and anxiety	Telephone	8-week		✓
[29]	Case study	Investigating the effects of using a friend over the phone in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient with severe anxiety and depression	No data available	Anxiety	Telephone	8 weeks		✓
[30]	Cross-sectional study	Investigating the effects of video-interpreting and face-to-face interpretation on dementia and depression in the older people	45	Depression	Videoconference	7–14 days		✓