Russell Trevor G, Buttrum Peter, Wootton Richard, Jull Gwendolen A
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
J Telemed Telecare. 2003;9 Suppl 2:S44-7. doi: 10.1258/135763303322596246.
We have developed a low-bandwidth, Internet-based telerehabilitation system to provide outpatient rehabilitation to patients who have undergone total knee arthroplasty. The preliminary efficacy of this treatment programme in terms of both physical and functional objective outcome measures was assessed on 21 patients. Subjects receiving a six-week rehabilitation programme were randomized to the telerehabilitation system or the usual face-to-face method. The physical and functional improvements in the telerehabilitation group were similar to those in the control group. There was a non-significant trend for greater improvements in the telerehabilitation group for most outcome measurements. The telerehabilitation programme was well received by patients. The results of this study provide evidence for the efficacy of low-bandwidth telerehabilitation consultations.
我们开发了一种基于互联网的低带宽远程康复系统，为接受全膝关节置换术的患者提供门诊康复服务。我们对21名患者评估了该治疗方案在身体和功能客观结果指标方面的初步疗效。接受为期六周康复计划的受试者被随机分配到远程康复系统组或常规面对面治疗组。远程康复组在身体和功能方面的改善与对照组相似。在大多数结果测量中，远程康复组有更大改善的趋势，但不显著。患者对远程康复计划的接受度很高。这项研究的结果为低带宽远程康复咨询的疗效提供了证据。
