Journal article
Exploring attitudes of people with chronic health conditions towards the use of group-based telerehabilitation: A qualitative study
Caoimhe Barry Walsh, Roisin Cahalan, Rana S Hinman, Kieran O'Sullivan
Clinical Rehabilitation | SAGE Publications | Published : 2024
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The study explores the attitudes of people with chronic health conditions towards the use of group-based telerehabilitation. DESIGN: A qualitative research study. SETTING: The setting involved semi-structured focus groups via videoconferencing software. PARTICIPANTS: A purposive sample of 18 people with chronic health conditions including cardiorespiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions was recruited via national patient advocacy and support groups in Ireland and clinical contacts. The sample included both those who had, and had not, previously engaged in telerehabilitation programmes. PROCEDURES: An online questionnaire collected demographic information and data reg..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank those who participated in this study for their contributions and national patient advocacy and support group leaders and clinical contacts of the authors for their support with participant recruitment.