Evaluation of Telerehabilitation Following Inpatient or Outpatient Rehabilitation Phase II

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Oncology

• Registration Number: NCT05493306
• Lead Sponsor: Pensionsversicherungsanstalt

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-04-08
• Primary Completion: 2022-03-31
• Study Completion: 2022-06-30
• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-05
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-09
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 126

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of the telerehabilitation	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	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.
Usability of the telerehabilitation	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

PVA - Zentrum für ambulante Rehabilitation Graz; 🇦🇹 Graz, Styria, Austria