Implementation of physiotherapy telerehabilitation before and post Covid-19 outbreak: A comparative narrative between South American countries and Australia

The continuous development in telecommunication tech­nologies has created opportunities for health professionals to optimise healthcare delivery by adopting digital tools into rehabilitation programs (i.e., telerehabilitation). These tech­nological advances, along with the demographic and social cha...

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Published in:Salud pública de México 2022-06, Vol.64, p.S31-S39
Main Authors: Michell, Antonio, Besomi, Manuela, Seron, Pamela, Voigt, Matías, Cubillos, Rodrigo, Parada-Hernández, Felipe, Urrejola, Oscar, Ferreira-Pacheco, Thaiana Barbosa, De Oliveira-Silva, Danilo, Bianca Aily, Jéssica, Moreno-Collazos, Jorge Enrique, Pinzón-Ríos, Iván Darío, Aguirre-Aguirre, Clara Liliana, Hinman, Rana S, Bennell, Kim L, Russell, Trevor G
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Language:English
Subjects:
australia
coronavirus infections
digital health
physical therapy modalities
public health
south america
telereabilitation
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Summary:The continuous development in telecommunication tech­nologies has created opportunities for health professionals to optimise healthcare delivery by adopting digital tools into rehabilitation programs (i.e., telerehabilitation). These tech­nological advances, along with the demographic and social characteristics of each country, have made the implementa­tion of telerehabilitation a disparate process across regions. We have gathered the experience of four countries (Australia, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia) in two different regions (Ocea­nia and South America) to recompile the history pre- and post-Covid-19 outbreak until January of 2021, the barriers to, and facilitators of telerehabilitation, and outline the future challenges for these countries.
ISSN:0036-3634
1606-7916
DOI:10.21149/13160