A survey of the experiences of delivering physiotherapy services through telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Physiotherapy services have been typically provided in-person since the profession usually involves a therapist providing hands-on assessment and treatments. The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to study physiotherapists' adaptation to telerehabilitation (phone or videoconference).

Objective

This study aimed: (1) to explore how physiotherapists adapted to the transition to delivering telerehabilitation, (2) to assess physiotherapists' perceptions of implementing telerehabilitation, and (3) to identify the challenges and facilitators of delivering telerehabilitation.

Methods

This study used an online survey distributed to physiotherapists within a large Canadian health authority. Closed-ended questions were analyzed with descriptive statistics.

SUBMITTER: Peng TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11540677 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature