Telemedicine for patients with rheumatic diseases: Systematic review and proposal for research agenda

Implementation and assessment of a self‐ and community‐based rehabilitation programme in patients with haemophilia from Côte d’Ivoire

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) actively promotes self‐rehabilitation that has already demonstrated its effectiveness in increasing patients' treatment compliance . According to Coudeyre et al, education with regular physical activity practice is a part of non‐pharmacological treatment in patients with chronic arthropathic diseases.…”

Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Telerehabilitation the Answer?

“…[11][12][13][14][15] Moreover, the effects of telerehabilitation, when associated with usual care or as a stand-alone intervention, has been investigated also in chronic nonmalignant MSK pain (eg, low back pain, lumbar stenosis, neck pain, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, arthritis). [16][17][18] Thus, preliminary evidence has suggested adopting telerehabilitation in substitution of face-to-face interventions for reducing pain and improving physical function, daily life activities, and quality of life in patients affected by these disorders. [16][17][18] Caution should be applied, however, to avoid overestimation of findings given the several methodological weaknesses in available studies, such as small sample size (n < 100), short follow-up (<12 months), missed evaluation of barriers/facilitators, and lack of blinding of participants, caregivers, and outcomes assessors.…”

“…[16][17][18] Thus, preliminary evidence has suggested adopting telerehabilitation in substitution of face-to-face interventions for reducing pain and improving physical function, daily life activities, and quality of life in patients affected by these disorders. [16][17][18] Caution should be applied, however, to avoid overestimation of findings given the several methodological weaknesses in available studies, such as small sample size (n < 100), short follow-up (<12 months), missed evaluation of barriers/facilitators, and lack of blinding of participants, caregivers, and outcomes assessors. 11,14,16 Feasibility and Acceptability of Telerehabilitation Systematic reviews have also reported that telerehabilitation-based consultation for MSK pain is feasible in terms of concurrent validity and intrarater and interrater…”

Components, skills and training for conducting initial telephone consultations in primary care: a scoping review protocol

“…A preliminary search of the literature (Cochrane Library, JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, Medline, CINAHL) identified systematic reviews on the effectiveness of telemedicine and telemonitoring, e.g. [19][20][21][22] . Two systematic reviews related to secondary care were identified, 23,24 and one systematic review which combined telephone consultation and triage and conducted more than ten years ago was also identified.…”