Telehealth & Digital Health Research

KEY FINDING: Smartphone-based digital phenotyping of psychosocial wellbeing after SCI is feasible but not without attrition challenges.

KEY FINDING: The web-based self-management program is feasible and acceptable for Canadians with SCI.

KEY FINDING: The telehealth intervention did not meet key efficacy and feasibility objectives, particularly in improving cardiorespiratory fitness.

KEY FINDING: The Sunnaas model of telerehabilitation improves public health and supports more sustainable health services, including accessibility, prevention, and better interaction between healthcare providers.

KEY FINDING: Digital health technologies, including telemedicine, telehealth, and telerehabilitation, can enhance rehabilitation opportunities for individuals with SCI.

KEY FINDING: Hospital-based technologies like robotic devices are widely used in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, with expectations for future applications in other conditions.

KEY FINDING: The experimental group maintained their HEP adherence over 24 weeks.

KEY FINDING: The models that included all variables or only linear variables showed comparable performance, with a correlation of 0.72 between estimated and measured energy expenditure.

KEY FINDING: There was a dramatic increase in telehealth use within the SCI/D system of care during the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than a 400% increase in telehealth visits from FY2019 to FY2020.

KEY FINDING: Participants found the technology easy to use, but often reported discomfort that prevented long recordings.