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ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2025

[Telemedicine in the rehabilitation of older people living at home].

P Benzinger, M Pauls, N Hölzer, S Grund, J M Bauer, M Bongartz

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

P BenzingerMedizinische Fakultät, Universität Heidelberg, Geriatrisches Zentrum am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Rohrbacher Straße 149, 69126, Heidelberg, Deutschland. petra.benzinger@agaplesion.de.
M PaulsInstitut für Gesundheit und Generationen, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Kempten, Bahnhofstraße 61, 87435, Kempten, Deutschland.
N HölzerMedizinische Fakultät, Universität Heidelberg, Geriatrisches Zentrum am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Rohrbacher Straße 149, 69126, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
S GrundMedizinische Fakultät, Universität Heidelberg, Geriatrisches Zentrum am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Rohrbacher Straße 149, 69126, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
J M BauerMedizinische Fakultät, Universität Heidelberg, Geriatrisches Zentrum am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Rohrbacher Straße 149, 69126, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
M BongartzMedizinische Fakultät, Universität Heidelberg, Geriatrisches Zentrum am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Rohrbacher Straße 149, 69126, Heidelberg, Deutschland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMaintaining the autonomy, independence and social participation of older adults is a cornerstone of geriatric care. Against the background of demographic change and the stagnating expansion of inpatient rehabilitation capacities, new care models are of increasing interest. Telerehabilitation could be a promising supplementation to existing structures.

objectiveThis article analyzes the potential, challenges and evidence for telerehabilitation in the home environment of older adults.

methodsA comprehensive literature review is used to present applications and evidence of the effectiveness of telerehabilitation in older adults. In addition, factors that promote or hinder its implementation and utilization are identified.

resultsTelemedical services enable an extension of the rehabilitative range. To date, various communication media and rehabilitation contents have been applied. Telerehabilitation options for older people demonstrate functional and psychosocial benefits; however, only a few studies have investigated a multiprofessional program which would be transferable to the care structures of geriatrics in Germany. DISCUSSION: Adapted concepts are required for the nationwide integration of telerehabilitation into geriatric care. The feasibility and effectiveness must be studied within the context of the German care structures. In addition, legal and structural framework conditions need to be further developed.

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Health Services for the AgedHome Care ServicesIndependent LivingTelerehabilitationAgedAged, 80 and overEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleGermanyHumansMaleCare deficitDemographic changeDigital literacySocial participationTelerehabilitation

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PMID40853449

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