Tindall Lyn R, Huebner Ruth A
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lexington, KY.
Int J Telerehabil. 2009 Sep 4;1(1):3-8. doi: 10.5195/ijt.2009.5559. eCollection 2009 Fall.
The objective of this research was to assess the effects of an application of telerehabilitation reducing time and financial obligation on caregiver burden among eleven caregivers of elderly persons with Parkinson's disease. Clients (care receivers) participated in speech therapy delivered via videophones in their homes; the protocol required 16 treatments delivered four times a week for four weeks. At the conclusion of treatment, caregivers completed a structured interview about the impact of telerehabilitation on time and financial aspects of the burden of care. On average, this speech therapy protocol delivered by videophones saved 48 hours of time, more than 92 hours of work time, and $1024 for each caregiver. Savings were significant and previous research demonstrated nearly equal outcomes using the videophone delivery method. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
本研究的目的是评估远程康复应用对11名帕金森病老年患者的照料者减轻时间和经济负担方面的影响。客户(受照料者)在家中通过可视电话接受言语治疗;该方案要求在四周内每周进行4次,共进行16次治疗。治疗结束时,照料者完成了一次结构化访谈,内容涉及远程康复对护理负担的时间和经济方面的影响。平均而言,通过可视电话提供的这种言语治疗方案为每位照料者节省了48小时的时间、超过92小时的工作时间以及1024美元。节省的费用很可观,并且先前的研究表明使用可视电话提供方式能取得几乎相同的效果。文中还讨论了对实践和研究的启示。