Competencies required by patients and health professionals regarding telerehabilitation: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telerehabilitation offers patients alternative access to therapy and has become more prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the increasing attractiveness of such programs, there are research gaps regarding the required competencies in the demand-oriented technology use in rehabilitative care.

Objective

The study aims at collecting evidence on competencies required by patients and health professionals for using telerehabilitation. We analyse tasks and requirements associated with telerehabilitation and derive and systematise relevant competencies.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review and analysed MEDLINE, Psyndex, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science for empirical studies and grey literature from 2017 to May 2022. Articles had to be in Engl

SUBMITTER: Stark AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10722929 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature