Experiences of Older Adults, Physiotherapists, and Aged Care Staff in the TOP UP Telephysiotherapy Program: Interview Study of the TOP UP Interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telehealth provides opportunities for older adults to access health care. However, limited research exists on the use of telehealth within aged care services, particularly regarding physiotherapy-led fall prevention and mobility programs. Understanding the experiences and interactions of older adults, physiotherapists, and aged care service providers is crucial for the scale-up and sustainability of such essential programs. The TOP UP study, a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial in aged care, used a supported multidisciplinary telephysiotherapy model to motivate older adults to engage in exercises to improve mobility and reduce falls.

Objective

This qualitative substudy aims to achieve 2 primary objectives: to describe the experi

SUBMITTER: Dawson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882472 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature