Awareness about digital rehabilitation the among Physiotherapists in Pakistan
Devi, Bhain (2024)
Devi, Bhain
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024062023779
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024062023779
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Digital rehabilitation, also termed as tele rehabilitation enables the distant delivery of rehabilitation services, thereby increasing accessibility and efficacy. Worldwide, the healthcare service sector is gradually admitting the advantages of digital rehabilitation. Digital rehabilitation offers a resourceful means for providing suitable physical therapy facilities to patients at the comfort of their homes. The objective of the study was to evaluate level of awareness, attitudes, perceptions and barriers concerning digital rehabilitation services among the Physiotherapists in Pakistan. The data was collected using a cross-sectional survey research design from 255 physiotherapists via online google form. The study population includes 76 (33%) male and 154 females (67%). Participants having an advance knowledge of Information technology showed a significant inclination to attend training programs (p < 0.05).
Digital rehabilitation offers an optimistic approach to enhance physiotherapy facilities in Pakistan. Inadequate amenities, poor set-up, lack of knowledge and insufficient funding determine failures in continuing the practice of digital rehabilitation. The findings also indicated that the existing courses do not incorporate the proficiencies required for professionals suggesting the need to incorporate such programs in the syllabuses.
These obstacles must be addressed so that the physiotherapist’s community in Pakistan can reinforce digital rehabilitation to improve patient outcomes and promote the profession.
Key words: Digital Rehabilitation, Information and communication technology, Tele rehabilitation Health care
Digital rehabilitation offers an optimistic approach to enhance physiotherapy facilities in Pakistan. Inadequate amenities, poor set-up, lack of knowledge and insufficient funding determine failures in continuing the practice of digital rehabilitation. The findings also indicated that the existing courses do not incorporate the proficiencies required for professionals suggesting the need to incorporate such programs in the syllabuses.
These obstacles must be addressed so that the physiotherapist’s community in Pakistan can reinforce digital rehabilitation to improve patient outcomes and promote the profession.
Key words: Digital Rehabilitation, Information and communication technology, Tele rehabilitation Health care