Alrobaiee Abdullah, Alzahrani Hosam
Medical Rehabilitation Centre, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Work. 2025 Apr 24:10519815251323978. doi: 10.1177/10519815251323978.
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of telerehabilitation in musculoskeletal physical therapy, necessitating an evaluation of therapists' perspectives on its usability in practice.ObjectiveTo investigate the perspective of musculoskeletal physical therapists about the usability of telerehabilitation services in their practice in Saudi Arabia.MethodsThis cross-sectional research was conducted among physical therapists in Saudi Arabia who are specialized in treating musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Participants were recruited utilizing convenience sampling. The perspective of the physiotherapists of usability of telerehabilitation was measured by the Telehealth Usability Questionnaire (TUQ).ResultsThis study included 392 participants (female 58.4%) with mean age of 28.75 (SD 4.83) years old. The analysis found that female participants, consultants, and those with clinical experience of >10 years, each achieved a higher overall TUQ score. Most participants utilized the synchronous method of telerehabilitation (67.6%). Telerehabilitation was commonly utilized for monitoring and following-up patients (37.3%), and the frequently managed conditions were neck pain (55.1%) and age-related and chronic conditions (53.7%). The average total score of the TUQ among participants was 4.92 (SD 1.24), with the highest scores for the subdomains ease of use and usefulness and the lowest for the reliability subdomain. The TUQ score for the synchronous and asynchronous types of telerehabilitation were 4.72 and 4.94, respectively.ConclusionsThe use of telerehabilitation was positively perceived among physical therapists. They agreed that telerehabilitation is a usable model for delivering care in the musculoskeletal field, especially for follow-up and patient monitoring.
背景
新冠疫情加速了远程康复在肌肉骨骼物理治疗中的应用，因此有必要评估治疗师对其在实践中可用性的看法。
目的
调查沙特阿拉伯肌肉骨骼物理治疗师对远程康复服务在其实践中可用性的看法。
方法
这项横断面研究在沙特阿拉伯专门治疗肌肉骨骼疾病（MSD）的物理治疗师中进行。采用便利抽样招募参与者。通过远程医疗可用性问卷（TUQ）测量物理治疗师对远程康复可用性的看法。
结果
本研究包括392名参与者（女性占58.4%），平均年龄为28.75岁（标准差4.83）。分析发现，女性参与者、顾问以及临床经验超过10年的参与者，各自的TUQ总分更高。大多数参与者采用同步远程康复方法（67.6%）。远程康复通常用于监测和随访患者（37.3%），最常处理的病症是颈部疼痛（55.1%）以及与年龄相关的慢性病症（53.7%）。参与者的TUQ平均总分是4.92（标准差1.24），其中易用性和有用性子领域得分最高，可靠性子领域得分最低。同步和异步远程康复类型的TUQ得分分别为4.72和4.94。
结论
物理治疗师对远程康复的使用持积极看法。他们一致认为，远程康复是在肌肉骨骼领域提供护理的一种可用模式，特别是用于随访和患者监测。
