Evaluation of Telerehabilitation Following Inpatient or Outpatient Rehabilitation Phase II

Telerehabilitation is implemented in the Pensionsversicherungsanstalt (PVA) as an independent rehabilitation offer following a rehabilitation phase II. This offer primarily includes physiotherapeutic training units in group settings and in individual counselling, as well as health-related educational sessions and doctor's consultations via video conferencing, initially for rehabilitation patients with diseases of the musculoskeletal system or oncological diseases. The first stage of the implementation process was evaluated with a focus on acceptance, usability and feasibility from the perspective of patients and treatment team.

The evaluation was based on a convergent mixed methods design (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2017) to draw on the strengths of qualitative and quantitative research approaches (Creswell & Creswell, 2018). Qualitative and quantitative data were generated in parallel and treated equally. The perspective of the patients (N = 86) was collected through online questionnaires and in-depth telephone interviews (N = 22) and that of the treatment team through a questionnaire survey (N = 32) and focus group interviews (N = 24). The administrative team (N = 8) was asked for their assessment in a focus group interview. Technical difficulties in the implementation of telerehabilitation were documented by the treatment team. The consolidation of these multi-perspective results took place at the level of interpretation.

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Key information

Conditions

Oncology Musculoskeletal Diseases Neoplasms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

PVA - Zentrum für ambulante Rehabilitation Graz

Graz, Styria, 8020, Austria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients who have completed rehabilitation (phase II) with the indications:

musculoskeletal diseases
oncology.

Exclusion criteria

Failure to obtain the declaration of consent
Lack of the required technical aids (mobile phone, tablet or PC)
Lack of the technical skills to operate the app and thus to participate in telerehabilitation.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Usability of the telerehabilitation

Time frame: April 2021 - May 2022

The patients' perspective was collected with a self-developed online questionnaire (N = 86) and in-depth telephone interviews (N = 22).

The questionnaires were analysed descriptively. The telephone interviews were protocolled and subsequently coded and categorised.

The perspective of the treatment team was collected with a self-developed questionnaire (N = 32) and focus group interviews (N = 24).

In addition, the administrative team (N = 8) was asked for their assessments in a focus group interview. The questionnaires were analysed descriptively. The focus group interview was recorded and subsequently coded and categorised.
Feasibility of the telerehabilitation

Time frame: April 2021 - May 2022

Technical difficulties concerning the video calls were continuously documented by the treatment team. The data were analysed descriptively.
Acceptance of the telerehabilitation

Time frame: April 2021 - May 2022

The patients' perspective was collected with a self-developed online questionnaire (N = 86) and in-depth telephone interviews (N = 22).

The questionnaires were analysed descriptively. The telephone interviews were protocolled and subsequently coded and categorised.

The perspective of the treatment team was collected with a self-developed questionnaire (N = 32) and focus group interviews (N = 24).

The questionnaires were analysed descriptively. The focus group interviews were recorded and subsequently coded and categorised.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pensionsversicherungsanstalt

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation Der Telerehabilitation im Anschluss an Eine stationäre Oder Ambulante Rehabilitation Phase II - Pilotprojekt [Evaluation of Telerehabilitation Following Inpatient or Outpatient Rehabilitation Phase II - Pilot Project]

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Aug 9, 2022
Registry last updated: Aug 12, 2022

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