Development of an activity-based therapy tracking tool: Item generation and reduction using the Delphi method.
J Spinal Cord Med
; : 1-11, 2024 Apr 03.
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ABSTRACT
CONTEXT/OBJECTIVE:
Activity-based therapies (ABT) are increasingly used in rehabilitation after spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D). However, the absence of standardized tools to track the details of an ABT program hinders the collection of data needed for client-tailored programming and resource allocation. The objective of this study is to determine the content to include in an ABT tracking tool for people living with SCI/D.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional e-survey.SETTING:
Community.PARTICIPANTS:
The 60 participants from Canada and the United States who had knowledge and/or experience with ABT included individuals with SCI/D; hospital clinicians (i.e. physical and occupational therapists/assistants); community-based clinicians; hospital or community clinic administrators; researchers; and funders, advocates and policy makers.INTERVENTIONS:
None. OUTCOMEMEASURES:
A Delphi e-survey comprised 16 types of ABT (e.g. treadmill training) and 4 types of technology (e.g. virtual reality). Participants rated the importance of including each item on a tracking tool and the feasibility to track each item using a 9-point Likert scale.RESULTS:
After two survey rounds, nine types of ABT and one technology were identified as important to include in a tracking tool. All items rated as important were considered feasible for clinicians and people with SCI/D to track, except crawling.CONCLUSION:
This study identified the types of ABT and technology to include in an ABT tracking tool. Such a tool may provide details of an ABT program that can support decision-making at the individual, program and health system levels and aid the development of best practice guidelines.
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J Spinal Cord Med
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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REABILITACAO
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá