Is Telepsychiatry Suitable for Turkish Culture? Perspectives and Concerns of Patients Toward Videoconferencing-Based Telepsychiatry in Türkiye

Despite low utilization, Turkish psychiatric patients exhibited an overall favorable perspective toward telepsychiatry. Addressing privacy and infrastructure concerns and raising public awareness could facilitate the integration of telepsychiatry into Türkiye's public health care system. The developed scale demonstrated strong psychometric properties and offers a valuable tool for future research.