ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2020
Physiotherapy With Telerehabilitation in Patients With Complicated Postoperative Recovery After Esophageal Cancer Surgery: Feasibility Study.
Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06696976 (Effects of Telerehabilitation Versus Clinical Rehabilitation on Neuropathic Pain, Physical Function and Quality of Life in Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Telerehabilitation Versus Clinical Rehabilitation on Neuropathic Pain, Physical Function and Quality of Life in Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Impacts of psychological wellbeing with HIV/AIDS and cancer among sexual and gender minorities: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Acceptability of Telerehabilitation for Magnification Devices for the Visually Impaired Using Various Approaches to Facilitate Accessibility.Translational vision science & technology · 2022Trial
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- Telemedicine Applications for Cancer Rehabilitation: Scoping Review.JMIR cancer · 2024Article
- Early diagnosis of esophageal cancer: How to put "early detection" into effect?World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Article
- Facing the COVID-19 pandemic: An Italian feasibility study of a mixed in-person/telerehabilitation intervention for cancer patients.Cancer medicine · 2024Observational
- Adverse events associated with the delivery of telerehabilitation across rehabilitation populations: A scoping review.PloS one · 2024Article
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- Digital physiotherapy intervention in children in a low resource setting in Anantapur (India): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of telerehabilitation on short-term quality of life of patients after esophageal cancer surgery during COVID-19: a single-center, randomized, controlled study.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2021Article
- An Overview of Telehealth in Total Joint Arthroplasty.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2021Article
- Patient generated health data and electronic health record integration in oncologic surgery: A call for artificial intelligence and machine learning.Journal of surgical oncology · 2021Review
- The Role of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across the Interdisciplinary Cancer Team: Implications for Practice.Seminars in oncology nursing · 2020Review
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- Telerehabilitation for Communication and Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson's Disease.Journal of Parkinson's diseaseReview
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Abstract
backgroundImprovement of functional status with physiotherapy is an important goal for patients with postoperative complications and an increased length of hospital stay (LoS) after esophagectomy. Supervised physiotherapy with telerehabilitation instead of conventional face-to-face care could be an alternative to treat these patients in their home environment after hospital discharge (T0), but its feasibility has not yet been investigated in detail.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of a 12-week supervised postoperative physiotherapy intervention with telerehabilitation for patients with esophageal cancer who underwent esophagectomy and had postoperative complications or who had an increased LoS. The secondary objective was to investigate the preliminary effectiveness of telerehabilitation on functional recovery compared with usual care.
methodsA prospective feasibility study with a matched historical comparison group was performed. Feasibility outcomes included willingness and adherence to participate, refusal rate, treatment duration, occurrence of adverse events, and patient satisfaction. Secondary outcome measures were measurements of musculoskeletal and cardiovascular functions and activities according to the domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
resultsA total of 22 patients with esophageal cancer who underwent esophagectomy and had postoperative complications or an increased LoS were included. The mean age at surgery was 64.55 (SD 6.72) years, and 77% (17/22) of patients were male. Moreover, 15 patients completed the intervention. Patient adherence was 99.8% in the first 6 weeks and dropped to 75.6% in the following 6 weeks, with a mean difference of -24.3% (95% CI 1.3 to 47.2; P=.04). At 3 months post operation, no differences in functional status were found between the intervention group and the matched historical comparison group.
conclusionsThis study showed that a postoperative physiotherapeutic intervention with telerehabilitation is feasible for patients with postoperative complications or an increased LoS after esophageal cancer surgery up to 6 weeks after T0.
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