Ali Olfat Ibrahim, Salem Omnia Mustafa, Mohamed Salma Ashraf Abdelaziz, Hassan Ali Sabah Abdlnaser, Embaby Eman Ahmed
Physical Therapy Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia.
Basic Science for Physical Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Int J Telerehabil. 2025 Jan 15;16(2):e6654. doi: 10.5195/ijt.2024.6654. eCollection 2025.
This study aimed to evaluate the utilization of telerehabilitation services in Egypt and to investigate the concerns and barriers faced by Egyptian physiotherapists for implementation.
This cross-sectional study recruited 306 Egyptian physiotherapists who were asked to complete an online survey including questions about the utilization of telerehabilitation services, awareness, perception, and attitude.
A total of 299 physiotherapists completed the online survey. Within the sample, 38.5% utilized telerehabilitation at work. Telerehabilitation was used frequently to deliver patient advice (17.6%), follow-up (16%), and exercise prescription (15.2%). Pain (16.2%) was the most common outcome assessed utilizing telerehabilitation. Additionally, 85.3% of physiotherapists agreed that the inclusion of telerehabilitation during the rehabilitation program is effective. The main barriers to implementing telerehabilitation in Egypt were lack of awareness (59.9%) and technical issues (58.2%).
This study sheds light on the trends and challenges in utilizing telerehabilitation and may help in shaping the future of telerehabilitation in Egypt.
本研究旨在评估埃及远程康复服务的利用情况,并调查埃及物理治疗师在实施过程中所面临的问题和障碍。
这项横断面研究招募了306名埃及物理治疗师,他们被要求完成一项在线调查,其中包括有关远程康复服务利用情况、认知、看法和态度的问题。
共有299名物理治疗师完成了在线调查。在样本中,38.5%的人在工作中使用远程康复。远程康复经常用于提供患者建议(17.6%)、随访(16%)和运动处方(15.2%)。疼痛(16.2%)是使用远程康复评估的最常见结果。此外,85.3%的物理治疗师认为在康复计划中纳入远程康复是有效的。在埃及实施远程康复的主要障碍是缺乏认知(59.9%)和技术问题(58.2%)。
本研究揭示了利用远程康复的趋势和挑战,并可能有助于塑造埃及远程康复的未来。