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Clinicians' Perspectives of a Novel Home-Based Multidisciplinary Telehealth Service for Patients with Chronic Spinal Pain
Chronic spinal pain conditions can often be successfully managed by a non-surgical, multidisciplinary approach, however many individuals are unable to access such specialised services within their local community. A possible solution may be the delivery of care via telerehabilitation. This study aim...
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Published in: | International journal of telerehabilitation 2018, Vol.10 (2), p.81-88 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Chronic spinal pain conditions can often be successfully managed by a non-surgical, multidisciplinary approach, however many individuals are unable to access such specialised services within their local community. A possible solution may be the delivery of care via telerehabilitation. This study aimed to evaluate clinicians' perspectives on providing clinical care via telerehabilitation during the early implementation of a novel spinal telerehabilitation service. Eight clinicians' were recruited, completing surveys at four separate time points. Confidence in providing treatment via telerehabilitation significantly improved with time (χ
(3)=16.22, p=0.001). Clinicians became significantly more accepting of telerehabilitation being a time- (χ
(3)=11.237, p=0.011), and cost-effective (χ
(3)=9.466, p=0.024) platform in which they could deliver care. Overall satisfaction was high, with technology becoming easier to use (p=0.026) and ability to establish rapport significantly improved with experience (p=0.043). Understanding clinicians' perspectives throughout the early implementation phase of a new telerehabilitation service is a critical component in determining long-term sustainability. |
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ISSN: | 1945-2020 1945-2020 |
DOI: | 10.5195/ijt.2018.6249 |