Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Exercise Physiology Services in Australia: A Retrospective Audit.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shift in healthcare towards telehealth delivery, which presents challenges for exercise physiology services. We aimed to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the reach, efficacy, adoption and implementation of telehealth delivery for exercise physiology services by comparing Australian practises before (prior to 25 January 2020) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (after 25 January 2020).

Methods

This retrospective audit included 80 accredited exercise physiology clinicians. We examined relevant dimensions of the RE-AIM framework (reach, effectiveness, adoption and implementation) from the clinician perspective.

Results

During the COVID-19 pandemic, 91% (n = 73/80) of surveyed clinicians offered telehealth deliver

SUBMITTER: Owen PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306237 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature