A Sustainable Approach to Telerehabilitation in Europe: Patients Are Ready, but Caregivers Are Essential.
In: Studies in health technology and informatics, Jg. 313 (2024-04-26), S. 68-73
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Background: Several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of telerehabilitation. However, it remains unclear what proportion of people in need of rehabilitation can confidently use telecommunications networks and related devices.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to estimate the proportion of patients who possess either the requisite digital literacy to perform telerehabilitation independently or have a family caregiver capable of providing effective support.
Methods: Synthetic populations with a realistic kinship network (i.e. family trees) representative of European countries are built. Age, sex, and location-specific prevalence rates of rehabilitation needs and digital skills are combined to estimate the percentage of digitally literate patients and patients with digitally literate relatives.
Results: In Europe, 86% of people in need of rehabilitation are potentially eligible for telerehabilitation. However, in four out of five cases, eligible patients over the age of 65 require caregiver support.
Conclusion: Telerehabilitation has the potential to spread in Europe. Caregivers have an essential social role in ensuring sustainable access to telerehabilitation.
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A Sustainable Approach to Telerehabilitation in Europe: Patients Are Ready, but Caregivers Are Essential.
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| Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Cattaneo, A ; Vitali, A ; Regazzoni, D ; Rizzi, C |
| Zeitschrift: | Studies in health technology and informatics, Jg. 313 (2024-04-26), S. 68-73 |
| Veröffentlichung: | Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, 1991-, 2024 |
| Medientyp: | academicJournal |
| ISSN: | 1879-8365 (electronic) |
| DOI: | 10.3233/SHTI240014 |
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