. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 2.

Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Serv. 2012 Feb 1;63(2):179–181. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100098

Table 1.

Health services received by 85 veterans before and after their intake at a telemental health clinic ^a

	Before intake		After intake
Service	N	%	N	%
Any health services^b	63	74	78	92^*
Health service visits per year (M±SD)^c	13.1±12.2		14.8±20.0
Any inpatient admission^b	9	11	13	15
Inpatient admissions per year (M±SD)^c	1.2±.4		.7±.8
Psychiatric inpatient admission	5	6	7	8
Psychiatric inpatient admissions per year (M±SD)	1±0		.6±.4
Compensation and pension exam^d	15	18	21	25
Compensation and pension exams per year (M±SD)	1.4±.5		.8±.5^*

For active patients service use data gathered one year prior to their first telehealth appointment (April 1, 2001 or later) through May 31, 2006. For inactive patients, service use data gathered one year prior to their first telehealth appointment (April 1, 2001 or later) through six months after their last telehealth visit (no later than May 31, 2006).

Includes both general medical and any mental health in addition to telemental health

Among those with any visits or admissions

Refers to related to application for service-connected disability benefits

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