Parents' satisfaction of tele-rehabilitation for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMC Prim Care
; 23(1): 146, 2022 06 07.
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| ID: mdl-35668377
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The use of tele-rehabilitation in children was limited before the COVID-19 pandemic, due to culture, technology access, regulatory and reimbursement barriers.METHODS:
The study was conducted according to the CHERRIES (Checklist for reporting results of internet E-surveys) guidelines in order to provide quantitative and qualitative data about experience of patients with disabilities and their caregivers during Phase 1 of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their level of satisfaction. An online survey was developed using Google Forms and sent via email. The outcome measures were rated using a 5-point Likert Scale. Two additional open-ended questions were used to collect qualitative data.RESULTS:
One hundred twenty-eight out of 261 families responded to the survey 80.5% of the caregivers reported they were satisfied with the tele-rehabilitation. More than a half (53%) of the families reported a high level of satisfaction with the involvement they received in defining and sharing of rehabilitation goals.CONCLUSIONS:
The implementation of telehealth during the COVID-19 lockdown has allowed us to gain more information about the potential of tele-rehabilitation, and resulted in an excellent satisfaction of caregivers. With appropriate education and consistent models of care, an increased use of telehealth may provide advances in remote patient care. TRIAL REGISTRATION Not applicable.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Telerreabilitação
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article