Which factors affect the implementation of telerehabilitation? Study protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review with a framework synthesis

Autor: Tiago S. Jesus, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, Sutanuka Bhattacharjya, Janet Prvu Bettger, Karen Jacobs, Helen Hoenig
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Work. :1-11
ISSN: 1875-9270
1051-9815
DOI: 10.3233/wor-210745
Popis: BACKGROUND: Telehealth approaches are promising for the delivery of rehabilitation services but may be under-used or under-implemented. OBJECTIVE: To report a review protocol to identify how much telerehabilitation (telehealth approaches to the delivery of rehabilitation services) have been used and implemented, and which factors have affected such implementation. METHODS: A mixed-methods systematic review with a framework synthesis. Six databases for the scientific literature will be searched, complemented by snowballing searches and additional references coming from key informants (i.e., rehabilitation researchers from a networking group in health services research). We will include English-language empirical research examining the routine use or implementation of telehealth technologies in physical rehabilitation services or by physical rehabilitation professionals from a range of study designs, excepting case studies, case reports, and qualitative studies with n
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