ArticleZeitschrift fur Rheumatologie2024
Effects of a telerehabilitation-based exercise program in patients with systemic sclerosis.
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- Effects of interventions with resistance exercises on muscle strength, physical disability, and quality of life in systemic sclerosis patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy of a telerehabilitation-based clinical Pilates program on lumbopelvic muscle morphology and strength in female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.Clinical rheumatology · 2025Trial
- Feasibility of a comprehensive supervised exercise program during and after treatment of head and neck cancer: a mixed-methods study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
- Comparison of the effectiveness of different home-based exercise programs in donors after liver transplantation: a randomized controlled trial.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- From home to health: Telerehabilitation's contribution to physical activity and quality of life in young adult teleworkers.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of telerehabilitation-based exercise programs in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients.
methodsForty-six SSc patients were randomly separated into two groups as telerehabilitation and control. Videos comprising clinical Pilates-based exercises were designed and uploaded to YouTube™ for the telerehabilitation group by physiotherapists. A video interview was conducted with the SSc patients once a week and an exercise program was performed twice daily for 8 weeks in the telerehabilitation group. The same exercise programs were printed on paper brochures and patients were instructed on their application in the form of a home exercise program to be continued for 8 weeks in the control group. Pain, fatigue, quality of life, sleep, physical activity, anxiety, and depression were assessed in all patients at the beginning and end of the study.
resultsThe clinical and demographic characteristics were similar in both groups (p > 0.05). Fatigue, pain, anxiety, and depression decreased in both groups, while quality of life and sleep quality increased after the exercise program (p < 0.05). However, the improvements in the telerehabilitation group were statistically more significant than in the control group for all studied parameters (p < 0.05).
conclusionThe results of our study demonstrate the superior efficacy of telerehabilitation-based treatment programs over home exercise programs, hence, we suggest widespread use of this innovative treatment program in SSc patients.
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