Tele-rehabilitation: video-conferencing for delivery of interventions for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Abstract

Background: The delivery of services to those who are house bound or those that are unable to access transport, especially within a rural locality were identified as issues by the North Cumbria Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) team. Technology that would enable the team to work with clients in their own home; without the resource implications of providing a domiciliary-based service was explored. The rationale was to provide a service to clients that have difficulty accessing clinics, particularly the severely affected and to create a more inclusive 'closer to home' service provision. The investigation was divided into four phases: