Adverse events associated with the delivery of telerehabilitation: A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This scoping review aims to map the existing research on adverse events during the delivery of telerehabilitation.

Introduction

Telerehabilitation, a subset of telemedicine, has gained traction during the COVID-19 pandemic as a means to deliver rehabilitation services remotely. However, there exists a research gap as there has yet to be any scoping review, systematic review, or meta-analysis published to identify and summarize the current primary research on adverse events related to telerehabilitation as a whole. It is important to understand how adverse events, such as falls during physiotherapy or aspiration pneumonia during speech language pathology sessions, are associated with telerehabilitation delivery. This will help to identify key limitations for optimiz

SUBMITTER: Yau T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10880959 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature