ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Perceived Usefulness of Telerehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Belgium-France Pilot Study during Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Post-Fracture Care After COVID-19 Mobility Restrictions in Older Adults with Femoral Neck Fracture: A Retrospective Pre-Post Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Physiotherapists' Perceptions and Challenges in Adopting Telerehabilitation in Rwanda: A Cross-Sectional Study.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2025Article
- Evaluating Self-Directed Rehabilitation for Knee and Hip Arthroplasty During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Study.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Physiotherapists' Perceptions and Willingness to Use Telerehabilitation in Greece: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2022Article
- Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Orthopedics and the Implications of Telemedicine: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Patient Experience of Integrated Care: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study Involving People with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases.International journal of integrated careArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCOVID-19 has affected the practice of physiotherapy, and telerehabilitation (TR) may be seen as an alternative model of care if it is accepted by patients and physiotherapists. This study investigates the perceived usefulness of TR and the intention to use it among physiotherapists and patients from Belgium and France concerned with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) during the pandemic period.
methodsAn online questionnaire based on the technology-acceptance model was designed. Sociodemographic data were collected and Likert scales were proposed to assess perceived ease-of-use, perceived usefulness and intention to use TR. Data were collected between 17 January and 17 March 2021; 68 patients and 107 physiotherapists answered.
resultsIn total, 88% of patients and 76% physiotherapists had not used TR at the time they answered. Only 12% of patients and 1% of physiotherapists are willing to use TR, and 50% of physiotherapists think they will never use TR compared to 25% of patients. A total of 98% of participants agreed that they had a good mastery of the technological tools requested.
conclusionsPhysiotherapists are more reluctant to use TR than patients, regardless of convincing EBM results. This is related to their own representation of proper MSD management, which must include the use of hands-on techniques.
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