Zachariah Seidman1, Renae McNamara2, Sally Wootton3, Regina Leung4, Lissa Spencer5, Marita Dale6, Sarah Dennis1, Zoe McKeough1. 1. Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney. 2. Departments of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, and Physiotherapy, Prince of Wales Hospital. 3. Chronic Disease Community Rehabilitation Service, Northern Sydney Local Health District. 4. Department of Thoracic Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital. 5. Department of Physiotherapy, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. 6. Department of Physiotherapy, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Abstract
QUESTIONS: What is the level of technology engagement by people attending pulmonary rehabilitation? Are participant demographics and level of technology engagement associated with willingness to use telerehabilitation? DESIGN: A cross-sectional, multicentre study involving quantitative survey analysis. PARTICIPANTS: Convenience sample of people with chronic respiratory disease attending a pulmonary rehabilitation program, maintenance exercise class or support group. OUTCOME MEASURES: The survey assessed the participants' level of technology engagement (access to and use of devices), self-rated skill competence, access to online health information and willingness to use telerehabilitation. RESULTS: Among the 254 people who were invited, all agreed to complete the survey (100% response rate). Among these 254 respondents, 41% were male, the mean age was 73 years (SD 10), and the mean forced expiratory volume in 1second (FEV1) was 59% predicted (SD 23). Ninety-two percent (n=233) of participants accessed at least one technological device, of whom 85% (n=198) reported regularly using mobile phones and 70% (n=164) regularly used a computer or tablet. Fifty-seven percent (n=144) of participants self-rated their technology skill competence as good and 60% (n=153) of all participants were willing to use telerehabilitation. The multivariate regression model found regular computer use (OR 3.14, 95% CI 1.72 to 5.71) and regular mobile phone use (OR 2.83, 95% CI 1.32 to 6.09) were most associated with a willingness to use telerehabilitation. CONCLUSION: People attending metropolitan pulmonary rehabilitation, maintenance exercise classes and support groups had substantial technology engagement, with high device access and use, and good self-rated technology competence. The majority of participants were willing to use telerehabilitation, especially if they were regular users of technology devices. [Seidman Z, McNamara R, Wootton S, Leung R, Spencer L, Dale M, Dennis S, McKeough Z (2017) People attending pulmonary rehabilitation demonstrate a substantial engagement with technology and willingness to use telerehabilitation: a survey. Journal of Physiotherapy 63: 175-181].
QUESTIONS: What is the level of technology engagement by people attending pulmonary rehabilitation? Are participant demographics and level of technology engagement associated with willingness to use telerehabilitation? DESIGN: A cross-sectional, multicentre study involving quantitative survey analysis. PARTICIPANTS: Convenience sample of people with chronic respiratory disease attending a pulmonary rehabilitation program, maintenance exercise class or support group. OUTCOME MEASURES: The survey assessed the participants' level of technology engagement (access to and use of devices), self-rated skill competence, access to online health information and willingness to use telerehabilitation. RESULTS: Among the 254 people who were invited, all agreed to complete the survey (100% response rate). Among these 254 respondents, 41% were male, the mean age was 73 years (SD 10), and the mean forced expiratory volume in 1second (FEV1) was 59% predicted (SD 23). Ninety-two percent (n=233) of participants accessed at least one technological device, of whom 85% (n=198) reported regularly using mobile phones and 70% (n=164) regularly used a computer or tablet. Fifty-seven percent (n=144) of participants self-rated their technology skill competence as good and 60% (n=153) of all participants were willing to use telerehabilitation. The multivariate regression model found regular computer use (OR 3.14, 95% CI 1.72 to 5.71) and regular mobile phone use (OR 2.83, 95% CI 1.32 to 6.09) were most associated with a willingness to use telerehabilitation. CONCLUSION:People attending metropolitan pulmonary rehabilitation, maintenance exercise classes and support groups had substantial technology engagement, with high device access and use, and good self-rated technology competence. The majority of participants were willing to use telerehabilitation, especially if they were regular users of technology devices. [Seidman Z, McNamara R, Wootton S, Leung R, Spencer L, Dale M, Dennis S, McKeough Z (2017) People attending pulmonary rehabilitation demonstrate a substantial engagement with technology and willingness to use telerehabilitation: a survey. Journal of Physiotherapy 63: 175-181].
Authors: Narelle S Cox; Simone Dal Corso; Henrik Hansen; Christine F McDonald; Catherine J Hill; Paolo Zanaboni; Jennifer A Alison; Paul O'Halloran; Heather Macdonald; Anne E Holland Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2021-01-29
Authors: Na Jin Seo; Vincent Crocher; Egli Spaho; Charles R Ewert; Mojtaba F Fathi; Pilwon Hur; Sara A Lum; Elizabeth M Humanitzki; Abigail L Kelly; Viswanathan Ramakrishnan; Michelle L Woodbury Journal: Am J Occup Ther Date: 2019 Jul/Aug