Satisfaction with care in post-stroke patients undergoing a telerehabilitation programme at home
Satisfaction with care in post-stroke patients undergoing a telerehabilitation programme at home
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DOI:
10.1258/jtt.2008.080304
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发表时间:
2008-01-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Dam, Mauro
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作者:
Piron, Lamberto;Turolla, Andrea;Dam, Mauro
We conducted a pilot telerehabilitation study with post-stroke patients with arm motor impairment. We compared the degree of satisfaction of patients undergoing a virtual reality (VR) therapy programme at home (Tele-VR group) to satisfaction experienced by those undergoing the same VR therapy in a hospital setting (VR-group). The rehabilitation equipment used a 3D motion tracking system to create a virtual environment in which the patient's movement was represented. In tele-therapy, the patient equipment was installed in their homes, connected to the hospital by four ISDN lines at a total bandwidth of 512 kbit/s. Rehabilitation data were transmitted via one line and videoconferencing via the other three. Ten patients with mild to intermediate arm motor impairment due to an ischaemic stroke, were randomized into VR or Tele-VR groups. A questionnaire was used at the end of treatment to measure each patient's degree of satisfaction. Tele-VR treated patients showed median values equal to or higher than the VIR group patients in all 12 items investigated, except one. In motor performance, the Tele-VR group improved significantly (P