Perceptions of Telerehabilitation Among Patients Receiving Physical Therapy for Spine Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Telerehabilitation was widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain access to physical therapy. However, its use has declined since the pandemic, potentially due to changes in patient demand.

Objective

To explore patients' beliefs, attitudes, and preferences regarding telerehabilitation for spine pain treatment.

Design

Email or telephone administered survey.

Setting

Outpatient physical therapy network affiliated with an academic healthcare system.

Participants

Patients recently evaluated for spine pain by a physical therapist (n=100).

Main outcomes and measures

Survey items addressed patients' perceptions of telerehabilitation effectiveness, preferences for care delivery, barriers to telerehabilitation, and factors influencing t

SUBMITTER: McLaughlin KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11888522 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature