Scoping review of remote rehabilitation (telerehabilitation) services to support people with vision impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Telerehabilitation for individuals with vision impairment aims to maintain maximum physical and/or psychological functioning through remote service delivery. This review aims to describe the type of telerehabilitation services available to people with vision impairment and summarise evidence on health-related outcomes, well-being and cost-effectiveness.

Design

Scoping review.

Data sources

CINAHL Plus, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES, PsychINFO, Embase, PubMed, HMIC and Ovid Emcare were searched, without date restrictions up to 24 May 2021. Charity and government websites, conference proceedings and clinical trial databases were also examined.

Eligibility criteria

Eligible studies evaluated benefits of telerehabilitation services for adults with vision impairmen

SUBMITTER: Jones L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9345072 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature