Letter to Editor: Telerehabilitation: A Useful and appropriate approach for people with disability in Covid-19 pandemic

Rabanifar, Niloufar; Abdi, Kianoush

doi:10.47176/mjiri.35.18

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“…he Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COV-ID- 19) pandemic not only affected the financial and social life aspects of individuals but also changes the conventional method of managing patients [1]. To prevent COVID-19 spread, some preventive measures should be taken, such as wearing masks and gloves, adopting careful personal hygiene, as well as applying the so-called 'social distancing' [2].…”

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“…This could improve patients' self-management skills; subsequently, it supports more sustainable behavioral change [8]. Some benefits of TR include the following: greater privacy; presented at one's pace; minimal travel/ transportation barriers; higher patient independence; combination with telemonitoring; protection from virus infections; providing core components at home; possible tailoring, and cost-effectiveness [1,8].…”

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Barriers and Challenges of Implementing Telerehabilitation: A Systematic Review

Rabanifar

Abdi

2021

IRJ

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Objectives: Telerehabilitation (TR) is an alternative approach for providing rehabilitation services in some situations, like Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. There exist some obstacles, especially during the pre-implementation phase of TR, necessitating an investigation of existing local evidence. This research aimed to investigate the challenges of TR. Methods: Five electronic databases (Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar, SID, & Magiran) were searched for studies published in English and Persian language from 2011 to February 2021. Search results in all databases provided a total of 598 articles. After reviewing the titles of the articles, we excluded 574 articles as they were duplicated and/or irrelevant. Finally, based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 11 articles have remained. Results: Most extracted articles were published in 2020 (n=4). The remaining articles disturbed between 2013 until 2021. These articles were mostly reviews, case reports/series, or qualitative studies and surveys. Geographically, 27% of the final selected papers belonged to the USA, 46% to Asia, and 27% to Europe. Outcomes in studies mostly included TR advantages and disadvantages, facilitators, challenges, and barriers. Discussion: Studies specified numerous challenges for TR implementation. The main challenges in the technologies used in TR were the awareness and culture of individuals and the TR infrastructure. Despite these barriers, TR could be a better treatment selection in some patients. Therefore, it is necessary for health policymakers, and especially rehabilitation managers, technology developers, scientists, and clinicians to cooperatively make serious efforts to remove these barriers.

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Barriers and Challenges of Implementing Telerehabilitation: A Systematic Review

Rabanifar

Abdi

2021

IRJ

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“…Hence telepractice has a lot of clinical implications in SLP, being useful for far-flung areas with a dearth of SLPs for most therapies for children and adults and counseling and guidance of parents. Thus, it is advisable to make the SLP service accessible for the whole population [15], especially in developing countries, without discrimination.…”

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“…This service can be provided by even low-cost or accessible video communication applications like Apple FaceTime, Skype, Google Hangouts, etc. [15]. However, some infrastructural improvements in connection with the privacy and security of data and clients, training of SLPs, and policies would be required [16].…”

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Satisfaction and Competence With Telepractice Services in Pakistan Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: The Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perspective

Akram

Mumtaz

Shahid

et al. 2021

IRJ

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Objectives: This study aimed to explore satisfaction and competency with telepractice services among Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) in Pakistan. Methods: This cross-sectional study with a sample of 204 SLPs was conducted at Riphah International University, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan, from August 2020 to December 2020. Our study recruited qualified SLPs of both genders, aged between 25 and 60 years, using a convenience sampling technique. Non-practicing SLPs and those holding administrative posts were excluded from this study. The “Service Provider Questionnaire for Telepractice” was used for data collection. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS v. 22. The Chi-square and Pearson r correlation were used to detect any relationships between study variables, and P<0.05 was significant. Results: The results showed that SLPs are pretty satisfied with using telepractice and building relationships with child/family, compared to face-to-face practice, and did not reveal significant differences (P=0.146 and P=0.882, respectively). Also, the competence of SLPs was good with telepractice; however, higher competence was noted with face-to-face practice, and the difference was statistically significant (r=0.165, P=0.018). Discussion: Regarding satisfaction with the use of telepractice and relationship building with child/family, SLPs are pretty satisfied, though results did not differ significantly from face-to-face practice. However, for competence in providing services, the SLPs felt more competent with face-to-face practice than telepractice. Satisfaction using telepractice has an association with patient’s age and SLP’s experience and age, while satisfaction with relationships using telepractice is associated with SLP’s qualification and experience. Competence in providing telepractice is associated with patient’s age and SLP’S qualification, experience, and age.

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“…Reports suggest the need for support by most parents of people with intellectual disabilities. Remote rehabilitation has represented a valuable strategy to continue the treatment and support the families in those difficult days ( Assenza et al, 2020 ; Rabanifar and Abdi, 2021 ). However, patients who have received remote rehabilitation intervention perceived differences in the quality of service and preferred traditional in-person treatment to service delivery via remote rehabilitation ( Milani et al, 2021 ).…”

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Impact of a Remotely Supervised Motor Rehabilitation Program on Maternal Well-Being During the COVID-19 Italian Lockdown

Romano

Favetta

Ippolito³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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COVID-19 Lockdown was particularly challenging for most mothers of people with intellectual disabilities, including those with Rett syndrome (RTT), leading to feelings of abandonment from healthcare services of their children. Within those days, telerehabilitation has represented a valid alternative to support physical activity and treatment, supporting parents in structuring their children’s daily routine at home. This article aims to describe the well-being level of two groups of mothers of girls and women with RTT who were involved in a home-based remotely supervised motor rehabilitation program, respectively, before and during the COVID-19 Italian lockdown. Forty participants with classic RTT were recruited before the lockdown and randomly assigned to two groups that performed the intervention immediately before (Group 1) and during (Group 2) the lockdown, respectively. The intervention included an individualized daily physical activity program carried out for 12 weeks by participants’ parents and fortnightly supervised throughout Skype contacts to plan, monitor, and accommodate individual activities in the participant’s life at home. The short form Caregivers Well-Being Scale was collected for the mothers in each group 12 weeks before intervention (T1), at intervention initiation (T2), immediately after intervention termination (T3), as well as at 12 weeks after intervention termination (T4). Mothers of participants in the Group 1 showed a stable level of well-being across all four evaluations with a slight improvement during the lockdown, without significant change. Similarly, the well-being level of mothers in the Group 2 showed a statistically significant increase in their well-being between T2 and T3 (during the lockdown) and its reduction to the pre-intervention level between T3 and T4 (after the lockdown). The results suggest that the lockdown did not negatively affect the participants’ mothers’ well-being, leading to its improvement. Moreover, the proposed intervention could have supported the mothers in managing the new daily routine at home, positively affecting maternal well-being.

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Letter to Editor: Telerehabilitation: A Useful and appropriate approach for people with disability in Covid-19 pandemic

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Barriers and Challenges of Implementing Telerehabilitation: A Systematic Review

Barriers and Challenges of Implementing Telerehabilitation: A Systematic Review

Satisfaction and Competence With Telepractice Services in Pakistan Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: The Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perspective

Impact of a Remotely Supervised Motor Rehabilitation Program on Maternal Well-Being During the COVID-19 Italian Lockdown

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