Telemedicine has been a real boon for me. I could get by without it & may have to again at some point. But, while it's available, it provides a great service to me. This is part of living in a rural area with a chronic illness, especially a condition loaded with so much preconception & stigma.
This article, goes into Tele-IPT. IPT is interpersonal psychotherapy. This is generally conducted in person, but in IPT, it's done via a phone, possibly a video chat. It has shown to help with rural HIV patients. Many + people, often those living in rural areas, face depression.
Both the virus & the locale are isolating. It can be hard to be social in rural areas under the best of circumstances, let alone dealing with a highly polarizing illness such as HIV. As much good has come from me having the telemedicine bus, I'm certain Tele-IPT could be a real game changer, even a life saver, for many people.
Give it a read.
Cya...
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