TY - JOUR
T1 - Identifying the Added Value and Requirements of Telerehabilitation in Home-based Geriatric Rehabilitation
T2 - An Exploratory Qualitative Study
AU - Gamble, Chris J.
AU - van Isselt, Eleonore van Dam
AU - Zwakhalen, Sandra M. G.
AU - Adams, Noah
AU - Roekx, Dennis P. H. G.
AU - Haastregt, Jolanda C. M. van
PY - 2025/1/15
Y1 - 2025/1/15
N2 - Geriatric rehabilitation (GR) facilities are turning to innovative tools such as telerehabilitation to support home-based treatment due to challenges with population ageing, staff shortages, and mounting budgetary pressures. This study identified the potential added value as well as the requirements of using telerehabilitation in home-based GR, according to stakeholders and potential end-users. This exploratory qualitative study design conducted semi-structured interviews among nineteen care professionals, three patients and one informal caregiver. The qualitative data from these interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed with inductive content analysis. Interviewees indicated multiple added values and requirements for telerehabilitation in home-based GR. Overall, there was great emphasis on blended care implementation, in which telerehabilitation is used in conjunction with in-person care. It is recommended to use the present findings towards developing and implementing a telerehabilitation intervention in home-based GR and assess its feasibility and usability.
AB - Geriatric rehabilitation (GR) facilities are turning to innovative tools such as telerehabilitation to support home-based treatment due to challenges with population ageing, staff shortages, and mounting budgetary pressures. This study identified the potential added value as well as the requirements of using telerehabilitation in home-based GR, according to stakeholders and potential end-users. This exploratory qualitative study design conducted semi-structured interviews among nineteen care professionals, three patients and one informal caregiver. The qualitative data from these interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed with inductive content analysis. Interviewees indicated multiple added values and requirements for telerehabilitation in home-based GR. Overall, there was great emphasis on blended care implementation, in which telerehabilitation is used in conjunction with in-person care. It is recommended to use the present findings towards developing and implementing a telerehabilitation intervention in home-based GR and assess its feasibility and usability.
KW - Home-Based
KW - Geriatric Rehabilitation
KW - Telerehabilitation
KW - OLDER-ADULTS
KW - FRAMEWORK
KW - DISCHARGE
KW - PEOPLE
KW - CARE
U2 - 10.5195/ijt.2024.6681
DO - 10.5195/ijt.2024.6681
M3 - Article
SN - 1945-2020
VL - 16
SP - 1
EP - 31
JO - International Journal of Telerehabilitation
JF - International Journal of Telerehabilitation
IS - 2
ER -