Telerehabilitation for upper limb disabilities: a scoping review on functions, outcomes, and evaluation methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Upper limb (UL) disabilities have attracted worldwide attention due to the high economic costs of health care and the negative effects on the quality of life of patients with these disabilities. Telerehabilitation technologies are one of the most important ways to reduce rehabilitation costs and increase the quality of life of patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of telerehabilitation in improving the health status of patients with upper limb disabilities.

Methods

This scoping review was conducted by searching the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus until July 30, 2021. We used a data extraction form with 18 fields to extract data from primary studies. The selection of articles and data extraction was made by four researchers using

SUBMITTER: Moulaei K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9400266 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature