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ArticleNorthern clinics of Istanbul2026

Clinical outcomes following a home-based dual-task telerehabilitation program in Parkinson's disease.

Basak Bilir Kaya, Pinar Gungor Ketenci, Ozlem Oztekin, Naziye Ceyhan, Kemal Memisoglu

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Basak Bilir KayaDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Erenkoy Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkiye.
Pinar Gungor KetenciDepartment of Quality Management, Erenkoy Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkiye.
Ozlem OztekinDepartment of Health Care Services, Erenkoy Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkiye.
Naziye CeyhanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Erenkoy Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkiye.
Kemal MemisogluMinister of Health, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkiye.

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objectiveTo examine changes in motor and non-motor clinical outcomes following participation in a home-based telerehabilitation program incorporating motor-cognitive dual-task exercises in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD).

methodsThis retrospective cohort study analyzed prospectively recorded clinical data obtained from a government-supported telerehabilitation service implemented at a tertiary physical medicine and rehabilitation center in Istanbul, Türkiye. The study included 60 participants with mild-to-moderate PD (Hoehn and Yahr stages 1-3) who completed a 6-week intervention consisting of 30 supervised sessions (60 min/session, 5 days/week). The program combined motor exercises, cognitive tasks, and integrated dual-task activities delivered through synchronous video-based supervision. Clinical assessments included balance (Berg Balance Scale, Mini-BESTest), balance confidence (Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale), mobility (Timed Up and Go test), manual dexterity (Nine-Hole Peg Test), quality of life (PD Questionnaire-39), depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory), and self-reported urinary/fecal incontinence.

resultsPost-intervention analyses demonstrated statistically significant improvements in all evaluated outcomes (all p<0.001). Participants showed better balance, mobility, and hand dexterity, accompanied by increased balance confidence and improved gait-related performance. Quality-of-life scores improved, while depressive symptom severity decreased following the intervention. The proportion of participants reporting urinary incontinence declined from 40% to 23%, whereas fecal incontinence decreased from 12% to 2%. Effect size analyses demonstrated moderate-to-large improvements across the primary and key secondary outcomes, with the largest effects observed for depressive symptoms, quality of life, and balance-related performance. No intervention-related adverse events were identified during the study period.

conclusionParticipation in a remotely supervised, dual-task-based telerehabilitation program was associated with favorable changes across multiple clinical domains in individuals with PD. The findings suggest that home-based telerehabilitation may represent a feasible and clinically relevant rehabilitation approach within routine practice. Given the retrospective nature of the study and the lack of a control group, the observed findings should be considered preliminary. Prospective randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these findings and evaluate their long-term clinical significance.

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Dual-task trainingParkinson’s diseasequality of liferemote rehabilitationtelerehabilitation

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PMCPMC13402489

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