Remote mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland and the Netherlands: a qualitative study

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has increased worldwide mental health conditions, substantially affecting the demand and provision of mental health services. To continue services and safeguard the health and well-being of mental health service users, service providers have responded to the pandemic with the adoption of remote services. The objective of our study was to identify and compare the promoters and challenges of the adoption of remote mental health services experienced by service users in Finland and the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic with help of the FITTE framewo... Mehr ...