Virtual and In-Person Psychiatric Care: Appointment Completion and Capacity Use in a Public Mental Health Service in Peru
· 2026-09-10 · 原文
DOI：10.64898/2026.09.08.26362068v1?rss=1
Objective: To compare appointment completion and offered-slot utilization between virtual and in-person outpatient psychiatric care in Peru. Methods: We conducted a retrospective ecological longitudinal study using routinely collected monthly aggregate administrative indicators from January 2022 through June 2026, with modality-month as the unit. Virtual-minus-in-person differences and 95% confidence intervals used Newey-West standard errors with 12 lags. June 2026 was partial; slot utilization was restricted to 2024-2026. Results: Across 54 paired months, mean completion was 90.9% (SD=3.9) for virtual and 83.8% (SD=2.7) for in-person care; difference +7.2 points (95% CI=4.4-9.9). Across 30 paired months, slot utilization was 73.0% (SD=8.3) and 90.5% (SD=3.8), respectively; difference -17.
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Objective: To compare appointment completion and offered-slot utilization between virtual and in-person outpatient psychiatric care in Peru.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective ecological longitudinal study using routinely collected monthly aggregate administrative indicators from January 2022 through June 2026, with modality-month as the unit.
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4. 证据与数字
Virtual-minus-in-person differences and 95% confidence intervals used Newey-West standard errors with 12 lags.
June 2026 was partial; slot utilization was restricted to 2024-2026.
Results: Across 54 paired months, mean completion was 90.9% (SD=3.9) for virtual and 83.8% (SD=2.7) for in-person care; difference +7.2 points (95% CI=4.4-9.9).
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