The Al & Malka Green Artists' Health Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Departments of Cell & Systems Biology, Molecular Genetics, and Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Physiother Res Int. 2024 Oct;29(4):e70002. doi: 10.1002/pri.70002.
To our knowledge, there is currently no research on telerehabilitation concerning artists. This study aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of utilizing video-based telerehabilitation in physiotherapy among artists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fifty-one artists who accessed virtual physiotherapy between November 2020 and February 2022 at a healthcare center that provides specialized healthcare services to artists of all disciplines who reside or work in Ontario, Canada were asked to complete a 26-item online questionnaire about their experience with virtual physiotherapy.
The 51 respondents were from a range of artistic disciplines, with the largest portion being musicians (n = 22; 43%). Of the respondents, 86% (n = 44) felt the virtual physiotherapy met their expectations in therapeutic benefits, 78% (n = 40) were confident in performing all the exercises that the physiotherapist demonstrated on the virtual platform, 80% (n = 41) did not run into many technological challenges when booking or attending virtual sessions, and 54% (n = 20) reported similar treatment outcomes between virtual and in-person sessions. Although artists liked the convenience of accessing physiotherapy from home, 53% (n = 17) of respondents rated the lack of physical contact as a major limitation in telerehabilitation.
Telerehabilitation for artists during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown potential to be an effective and viable alternative to in-person physiotherapy, as demonstrated by high satisfaction levels and comparable treatment outcomes, especially when public health restrictions were in place. Future research can explore hybrid models (mix of in-person and virtual sessions) in physiotherapy to meet the needs for physical contact during sessions.
据我们所知，目前针对艺术家的远程康复研究还很少。本研究旨在评估在 COVID-19 大流行期间，利用基于视频的远程康复为加拿大安大略省的艺术家提供虚拟物理治疗的可行性、可接受性和有效性。
在一家为所有学科的艺术家提供专业医疗服务的医疗中心，2020 年 11 月至 2022 年 2 月期间，有 51 位艺术家接受了虚拟物理治疗，他们被要求完成一份关于他们对虚拟物理治疗体验的 26 项在线问卷调查。
51 名受访者来自不同的艺术学科，其中最大的一部分是音乐家（n=22；43%）。在受访者中，86%（n=44）认为虚拟物理治疗在治疗效果上达到了他们的期望，78%（n=40）对在虚拟平台上演示的所有练习都有信心，80%（n=41）在预约或参加虚拟治疗时没有遇到很多技术挑战，54%（n=20）报告虚拟治疗和面对面治疗的结果相似。尽管艺术家喜欢在家接受物理治疗的便利性，但 53%（n=17）的受访者认为缺乏身体接触是远程康复的主要限制。
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，远程康复为艺术家提供了一种有效且可行的替代面对面物理治疗的方法，因为患者的满意度和治疗效果都很高，特别是在公共卫生限制期间。未来的研究可以探索物理治疗中的混合模式（面对面和虚拟治疗相结合），以满足治疗过程中对身体接触的需求。
