Physician experience with speech recognition software in psychiatry: usage and perspective.

Area of Science:

• Clinical Psychiatry
• Health Informatics

Background:

• Speech recognition software (SRS) offers potential benefits in clinical settings.
• Previous studies have explored SRS implementation, but limited data exists for psychiatric environments.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the adoption and usage patterns of SRS in a clinical psychiatry setting.
• To extend previous research by assessing SRS implementation among psychiatrists.

Main Methods:

• A limited implementation of SRS was conducted with 55 physicians at a psychiatric hospital.
• Post-implementation usage data was collected via the software, supplemented by a survey 5 months after introduction.

Main Results:

• Initial adoption by 88% of physicians (45/51) in the first month decreased to 53% active users by the end of the evaluation period.
• Average active user minutes and lines dictated per month remained consistent for those who continued using the software.
• A significant post-implementation reduction in SRS adoption was observed.

Conclusions:

• SRS has value for some physicians in psychiatric settings.
• While initial adoption may be high, sustained use requires further investigation into user and technology characteristics.
• Future research should focus on identifying factors that promote long-term SRS engagement in clinical psychiatry.