ArticleRehabilitation process and outcome2022
TEleRehabilitation Nepal (TERN) for People With Spinal Cord Injury and Acquired Brain Injury: A Feasibility Study.
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TEleRehabilitation Nepal (TERN) to Improve Quality of Life of People With Spinal Cord Injury and Acquired Brain Injury. A Proof-of-concept Study
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Barriers to accessing healthcare for people with disabilities:a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Web-Based Telerehabilitation Programs on Children and Adolescents With Brain Injury: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Reframing spinal cord injury rehabilitation in fragile contexts: a multi-level systems framework for Lebanon.Global health action · 2026Article
- A qualitative study uncovering rehabilitation challenges: Perspectives of individuals with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Article
- Optimizing Intermittent Catheterization Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Narrative Review Using the WHO Health System Building Blocks Framework.Advances in urology · 2026Review
- Effects of Neurophysiotherapy Based on Physical Activity on Cognitive and Psychosocial Functioning in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association between out-of-pocket expenditure and health-related quality of life among patients receiving cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study from Nepal.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Article
- Tele-rehabilitation in rural Nepal: a systematic review of effectiveness, barriers, and strategic directions for digital health equity.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Review
- Current Implementation of Digital Health in Chronic Disease Management: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- The Frequency of Neuropsychiatric Sequelae After Traumatic Brain Injury in the Global South: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundSpinal Cord Injury (SCI) or Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) leads to disability, unemployment, loss of income, decreased quality of life and increased mortality. The impact is worse in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) due to a lack of efficient long-term rehabilitative care. This study aims to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a telerehabilitation programme in Nepal.
methodsProspective cohort feasibility study in a community setting following discharge from a specialist rehabilitation centre in Nepal. Patients with SCI or ABI who had previously accessed specialist rehabilitation were connected to a specialist Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) in the centre through a video conference system for comprehensive remote assessments and virtual individualised interventions. Data were captured on recruitment, non-participation rates, retention, acceptability (via end-of-study in-depth interviews with a subset of participants) and outcome measures including the Modified Barthel Index (MBI), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) and EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D), completed pre- and post-programme.
results97 participants with SCI (n = 82) or ABI (n = 15) discharged from the centre during an 18-month period were approached and enrolled on the study. The telerehabilitation programme facilitated the delivery of support around multiple aspects of rehabilitation care, such as spasticity treatments and pain management. Outcome measures indicated a significant improvement in functional independence (
conclusionThis is the first study in Nepal to identify telerehabilitation as a feasible and acceptable approach to augment the provision of specialist rehabilitation. Future research is needed to assess the suitability of the programme for other conditions requiring specialist rehabilitation and determine the mechanisms underpinning improved outcomes for people with SCI or ABI.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04914650.
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