SynthesisPloS one2022
Factors influencing the delivery of telerehabilitation for stroke: A systematic review.
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Who cites it
46 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of telemedicine-based rehabilitation after stroke: a systematic review.Journal of neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Mapping global inequities in telemedicine implementation: An umbrella review of barriers and facilitators.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Evidence-based position paper on Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) professional practice on telerehabilitation. The European PRM position (UEMS PRM Section).European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Home rehabilitation using android-based system as booster on the independences of stroke patients in local government hospital in Aceh, Indonesia.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2023Trial
- Influence of Core-Stability Exercises Guided by a Telerehabilitation App on Trunk Performance, Balance and Gait Performance in Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- From Awareness to Adoption: Barriers and Facilitators of Telerehabilitation in Jordanian Physiotherapy Practice.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Health Care Providers' Perspectives on a Hybrid Outpatient Stroke Telerehabilitation Program: Qualitative Implementation Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- Telerehabilitation in Community Stroke Services: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Current Practice and Lessons for Sustained Use.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
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- Telerehabilitation Following Stroke: Development of Training Content and Evaluation of an App-Based Training Program.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- FDA-Listed Interactive Devices for Home Movement Rehabilitation After Stroke: A Mixed-Methods Study of Availability, User Needs, Information Gaps, and an Accompanying Dataset.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Group Telerehabilitation to Improve Balance and Mobility in Patients After Stroke Performed at Home: A Feasibility and Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- User Needs for an Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Basic Activities of Daily Living Training System After Stroke: A Qualitative Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
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- Physiotherapists' Perceptions and Challenges in Adopting Telerehabilitation in Rwanda: A Cross-Sectional Study.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2025Article
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- [Status and implementation conditions of digitally supported services in medical rehabilitation].Die Rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Toward Unsupervised Capacity Assessments for Gait in Neurorehabilitation: Validation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Exploring Therapists' Experiences of an Educational Website to Support Telehealth Delivery of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveDespite the available evidence regarding effectiveness of stroke telerehabilitation, there has been little focus on factors influencing its delivery or translation from the research setting into practice. There are complex challenges to embedding telerehabilitation into stroke services and generating transferable knowledge about scaling up and routinising this service model. This review aimed to explore factors influencing the delivery of stroke telerehabilitation interventions, including platforms, technical requirements, training, support, access, cost, usability and acceptability.
methodsMEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science and Cochrane Library and Central Registry of Clinical Trials were searched to identify full-text articles of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and protocols for RCTs published since a Cochrane review on stroke telerehabilitation services. A narrative synthesis was conducted, providing a comprehensive description of the factors influencing stroke telerehabilitation intervention delivery.
resultsThirty-one studies and ten protocols of ongoing studies were included. Interventions were categorised as synchronous telerehabilitation (n = 9), asynchronous telerehabilitation (n = 11) and tele-support (n = 11). Telephone and videoconference were the most frequently used modes of delivery. Usability and acceptability with telerehabilitation were high across all platforms, although access issues and technical challenges may be potential barriers to the use of telerehabilitation in service delivery. Costs of intervention delivery and training requirements were poorly reported.
conclusionsThis review synthesises the evidence relating to factors that may influence stroke telerehabilitation intervention delivery at a crucial timepoint given the rapid deployment of telerehabilitation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It recommends strategies, such as ensuring adequate training and technical infrastructure, shared learning and consistent reporting of cost and usability and acceptability outcomes, to overcome challenges in embedding and routinising this service model and priorities for research in this area.
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