Web Portals for Patients With Chronic Diseases: Scoping Review of the Functional Features and Theoretical Frameworks of Telerehabilitation Platforms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has required an increased need for rehabilitation activities applicable to patients with chronic diseases. Telerehabilitation has several advantages, including reducing clinic visits by patients vulnerable to infectious diseases. Digital platforms are often used to assist rehabilitation services for patients in remote settings. Although web portals for medical use have existed for years, the technology in telerehabilitation remains a novel method.

Objective

This scoping review investigated the functional features and theoretical approaches of web portals developed for telerehabilitation in patients with chronic diseases.

Methods

PubMed and Web of Science were reviewed to identify articles associated with telerehabilitation. Of the 477

SUBMITTER: Morimoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8832270 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature