Telerehabilitation for patients who have been hospitalised with covid-19 : a qualitative study

PURPOSE: The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the views of participants of a group-based, supervised, telerehabilitation programme, following discharge from hospital with Covid-19. This study was part of a single-centre, fast-track (wait-list), randomised, mixed-methods, feasibility trial of telerehabilitation (Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov reference:285205).

METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted over a virtual teleconference platform with 10 participants who took part in a telerehabilitation programme following Covid-19 after discharge from an acute hospital. Data were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis.

RESULTS: Five themes were important from the participant perspective: telerehabilitation programme as part of the Covid-19 journey; the telerehabilitation programme design and delivery; peer aspects; the role of the instructor; and the role of technology and online delivery.

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the telerehabilitation programme was a positive experience for participants. The instructors were central to this positive view as was the group nature of the programme. The group aspect was particularly important in supporting the broader perceived wellbeing gains, such as the sense of enjoyment and reduced social isolation. Several participants would have liked to have continued with the exercises beyond the six-week intervention indicating that the programme could be a way to help people sustain a physically active lifestyle.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONParticipants who were recovering from Covid-19 following hospital admission perceived the telerehabilitation to be a positive experience overall.The group aspect of the telerehabilitation programme was important in supporting the broader perceived wellbeing gains such as the sense of enjoyment and reduced social isolation.Telerehabilitation programmes for Covid-19 may need to include pathways for participants to continue to engage in exercise beyond the time-limited six-week intervention to support ongoing self-management.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Disability and rehabilitation - 46(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 150-158

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Killingback, Clare [VerfasserIn]
Thompson, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Nettleton, Marion [VerfasserIn]
Hyde, Lucy [VerfasserIn]
Marshall, Phil [VerfasserIn]
Shepherdson, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Crooks, Michael G [VerfasserIn]
Green, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Simpson, Andrew J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Covid-19
Group based
Journal Article
Long covid
Long-covid
Physiotherapy
Qualitative
Telerehabilitation

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.12.2023

Date Revised 29.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/09638288.2022.2159075

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351400826