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Table 2 Factors affecting the acceptance of tele-psychiatry

From: Factors affecting the acceptance of tele-psychiatry: a scoping study

Main-Factors

Type of user

Sub-Factors

Perceived effectiveness

Provider & Recipient

Denial of efficiency or belief in usefulness for improving health

Provider

Expected financial advantages of telemedicine

Users’ understanding of the effects of telemedicine on the quality and outcomes of care delivery

Provider & Recipient

The effect of telemedicine on the quantity and quality of relationships

Provider

Telemedicine as a clinical decision support tool

Recipient

Telemedicine as a tool for disease self-management

Recipient

Telemedicine as a pathway to easy access to services

Technological aspects

Provider & Recipient

Platform design based on aesthetic principles

Provider & Recipient

Personalization

Provider & Recipient

Credibility

Provider & Recipient

Privacy

Provider & Recipient

Digital literacy and ease of learning and using telemedicine

Organizational change capacity

Provider

Organizational structure and capabilities

Provider

Organizational - infrastructural challenges

The nature of the disease and psychological and psychosocial factors

Provider & Recipient

Type of disorder

Recipient

Autonomy

Recipient

Embarrassment and fear of mental disorder stigma in society

Recipient

Hedonic motivation

Provider & Recipient

Social influence

Provider & Recipient

Desire for a technology-based lifestyle

Recipient

Ease of self-disclosure

Recipient

Feeling familiar due to previous experiences