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      Understanding Telerehabilitation Factors and Videoconference Usage in Physiotherapy: A Protocol for a Mixed‐Methods Project

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          ABSTRACT

          Background and Aims

          The rapid evolution of healthcare technology introduced telerehabilitation (TR) as a novel intervention model. TR employs information and communication technologies for remote healthcare delivery. The COVID‐19 pandemic prompted a significant increase in TR usage, notably videoconferencing, among physiotherapists in Spain, offering a safe and viable alternative during mobility restrictions and temporary closure of physiotherapy centers. The aim of this study is to collect data on the use and frequency of outpatient TR and its intended purposes among physiotherapists from the pre‐COVID‐19 era to the present, as well as to examine the perspectives, facilitators, and barriers related to videoconferencing among physiotherapists, patients, and managers.

          Methods

          A convergent two‐phase mixed‐methods project was designed. The first phase employs a quantitative methodology to explore how the frequency and purpose of physiotherapist TR usage changed from before the pandemic until the present, where 90% works at private practice and 10% at public services, using a retrospective online survey. Second, we focus on understanding videoconference usage through qualitative methodologies, which include focus groups with patients and physiotherapists and semi‐structured interviews with managers.

          Results

          The expected results will be adoption and cessation of technology/ICT usage, changes in frequency and purpose of use; acceptance, satisfaction, and future expectations of videoconferencing by physiotherapists, patients, and managers.

          Conclusions

          This project can be used to investigate how different telemedicine technologies have progressed in a region over a period and why healthcare professionals, patients, and managers embrace these technologies. As a result of this research, it will be possible to improve the implementation of these technologies, as well as professional training and educational programs.

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                Contributors
                iosune.salinas@uib.es
                Journal
                Health Sci Rep
                Health Sci Rep
                10.1002/(ISSN)2398-8835
                HSR2
                Health Science Reports
                John Wiley and Sons Inc. (Hoboken )
                2398-8835
                18 December 2024
                December 2024
                : 7
                : 12 ( doiID: 10.1002/hsr2.v7.12 )
                : e70287
                Affiliations
                [ 1 ] Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy University of the Balearic Islands Palma Illes Balears Spain
                [ 2 ] Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa) Palma Spain
                Author notes
                [*] [* ] Correspondence: Iosune Salinas‐Bueno ( iosune.salinas@ 123456uib.es )

                Author information
                http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1482-1056
                Article
                HSR270287
                10.1002/hsr2.70287
                11655917
                39703495
                59a1ba83-87b9-4293-8027-e0e5d3288d1b
                © 2024 The Authors. Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.

                This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                : 29 October 2024
                : 12 March 2024
                : 28 November 2024
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 4, Pages: 11, Words: 6435
                Funding
                Funded by: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
                Categories
                Methods and Protocols
                Methods and Protocols
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                December 2024
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                focus groups,mixed methods,physiotherapy,semi‐structured interview,study design,survey,telerehabilitation,videoconferencing

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