Clinicians' Initial Experiences of Transition to Online Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation During the Covid-19 Pandemic.
J Rehabil Med Clin Commun
; 3: 1000036, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1197494
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Public health legislation during the CO-VID-19 pandemic has resulted in forced transitioning to the use of remote care in order to continue the provision of pain rehabilitation worldwide. The objective of this study was to gain insight into clinicians' initial experiences with the provision of interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation via videoconferencing.DESIGN:
Observational, cross-sectional design.PARTICIPANTS:
Twelve team members (specialists in rehabilitation medicine -MD-, psychologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists) from a tertiary expertise centre in pain rehabilitation.METHODS:
Quantitative and qualitative data were collected via a digital survey. Theme-based content analysis was performed for qualitative data.RESULTS:
The themes that emerged were the compulsory context; prerequisites for proper use of videoconferencing methods, which are strongly associated with the clinicians' experiences; changes experienced in specific components of pain rehabilitation; and overarching changes experienced, including opportunities and limitations (sub-themes therapeutic relationship, system involvement, efficiency, hands-on possibilities, interdisciplinary teamwork, and formalities). Overall, clinicians expressed moderate agreement with the statements that the quality of the pain rehabilitation programme can be maintained using videoconferencing, and that the COVID-19 pandemic offers opportunities for growth and innovation in telehealth.CONCLUSION:
It is feasible to provide valid and satisfactory pain rehabilitation via videoconferencing. This study identified facilitators and barriers to the use of videoconferencing, and great potential for integrating aspects of telehealth into standard care after the pandemic.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
J Rehabil Med Clin Commun
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
20030711-1000036
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