TY - JOUR
T1 - Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Implementation of a Comprehensive Sexual Assault Telehealth Program in Rural Communities
T2 - A Qualitative Study
AU - Miyamoto, Sheridan
AU - Wright, Elizabeth N.
AU - Thiede, Elizabeth
AU - Perkins, Daniel F.
AU - Bittner, Cynthia
AU - Dorn, Lorah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - Access to quality sexual assault (SA) care in rural communities is limited by challenges surrounding building and sustaining a skilled SA nurse examiner workforce. Telehealth can facilitate access to expert care while cultivating a local sexual assault response. The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center aims to decrease disparities in SA care by providing expert, live, interactive mentoring, quality assurance, and evidence-based training via telehealth. This study examines multidisciplinary perceptions of pre-implementation barriers and SAFE-T program impact using qualitative methods. Implications for the implementation of telehealth programs to support access to quality SA care are considered.
AB - Access to quality sexual assault (SA) care in rural communities is limited by challenges surrounding building and sustaining a skilled SA nurse examiner workforce. Telehealth can facilitate access to expert care while cultivating a local sexual assault response. The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center aims to decrease disparities in SA care by providing expert, live, interactive mentoring, quality assurance, and evidence-based training via telehealth. This study examines multidisciplinary perceptions of pre-implementation barriers and SAFE-T program impact using qualitative methods. Implications for the implementation of telehealth programs to support access to quality SA care are considered.
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U2 - 10.1177/10778012231159413
DO - 10.1177/10778012231159413
M3 - Article
C2 - 36913738
AN - SCOPUS:85150819387
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 30
SP - 2674
EP - 2696
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 10
ER -