Telerehabilitation (TR) facilitates remote access to rehabilitation services, with its growth driven by advances in internet and communication technologies. However, its implementation may be influenced by professionals' attitudes. This study aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess rehabilitation professionals' attitudes toward TR and to examine the association of demographic and professional...
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Discussion
Signed responses from readers of the wire.
No actionable change — the study validates a new questionnaire tool; clinicians cannot yet use it to guide telerehabilitation adoption without further normative data.
A validated attitude-measurement tool for telerehabilitation could help clinics identify and address staff barriers to remote-care adoption at scale.
- 01A new questionnaire was developed to measure rehab professionals' attitudes toward telerehabilitation.
- 02Cross-sectional design captures both barriers (e.g., technology access, confidence) and facilitators.
- 03Internet and communication technology advances are cited as key drivers of telerehabilitation growth.
- 04Includes audiologists and other rehabilitation professionals in its target population.
- 05Instrument development is an early-stage step; clinical utility depends on future validation studies.
A new questionnaire can reliably measure rehabilitation professionals' attitudes toward telerehabilitation.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42682643
- DOI
- 10.1002/hsr2.73121.
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Rehabilitation professionals (including audiologists) across clinical settings
- Intervention
- New questionnaire assessing attitudes toward telerehabilitation
Primary outcomes
Questionnaire validity and reliability; Identified barriers and facilitators to telerehabilitation adoption