Browse the latest research summaries in the field of telehealth & digital health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021 • August 6, 2021
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in metabolic co-morbidities that can be managed by exercise, with exercise intensity likely allowing for fruitful optimization of interventions targeting metabolic hea...
KEY FINDING: Circuit resistance training (CRT) shows improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, and blood lipids in SCI patients.
Trials, 2021 • July 21, 2021
The SCIPE study is a three-arm randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of two teleexercise interventions (Movement-to-Music and Standard Exercise Training) compared to an At...
KEY FINDING: The primary outcome is change in physical activity level at post 8-week intervention.
Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This study compared the effectiveness of a digital exercise therapy application (DETA) with conventional physical therapy (PT) for treating nonoperative knee conditions. The results indicated that the...
KEY FINDING: The DETA group reported significant decreases in PROMIS-PI scores compared to the PT group.
Eur J Transl Myol, 2022 • January 22, 2022
The rapid spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 globally will challenge the accessibility and the delivery of physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) services. Many health c...
KEY FINDING: TR is a subfield of telemedicine (TM), defined as the provision of rehabilitation services to patients at a remote location via telecommunication technologies and teleconference apps such as Skype (Microsoft Co), Facebook Messenger (Facebook Inc), Viber (Rakuten Group Inc), and WhatsApp (Facebook Inc).
Digital Health, 2022 • January 1, 2022
The study evaluated Fisiofriend, a smartphone application designed to support SCI patients in home-based exercise programs, by comparing it with traditional paper instructions. Physiological results s...
KEY FINDING: Both groups showed a general maintenance of the original peak torque value for the elbow flexor and extensor muscles.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study evaluated eHealth and general health literacy levels among individuals with SCI identified relationships between eHealth literacy, general health literacy, and various sociodemographic fact...
KEY FINDING: Participants demonstrated moderate levels of eHealth literacy (31.6 out of 40) and general health literacy (17.6 out of 20).
Spinal Cord, 2022 • March 28, 2022
This tele-SCI study contributes to the literature by examining the feasibility, impact, and acceptability of tele-SCI for the provision of routine outpatient SCI care. Over the course of this study, n...
KEY FINDING: 75% of participants engaged in tele-SCI visits.
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2022 • March 28, 2022
This study aimed to verify the validity of range of motion, muscle strength, sensitivity, and Tinel sign tele-assessment in adults with traumatic brachial plexus injury (TBPI). The present study demon...
KEY FINDING: Muscle strength tele-assessment is valid in adults with TBPI and presented a strong agreement for many components of TA range of motion, sensitivity, and Tinel sign tests.
Spinal Cord, 2022 • April 11, 2022
This systematic review evaluated existing literature about the effectiveness of telerehabilitation as an intervention for the management of SCI, focusing on LMICs. Of the five included studies, there ...
KEY FINDING: Some significant improvements to quality of life and pressure ulcer management were observed with telerehabilitation.
JMIR Form Res, 2022 • April 19, 2022
This randomized controlled trial investigated the efficacy of videoconferencing for managing pressure injuries (PIs) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) compared to regular outpatient care. T...
KEY FINDING: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) showed no significant differences between the videoconference group (VCG) and the regular care group (RCG).