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Telehealth in Pediatric Rehabilitation
Nancy Hsu1, Eugenio Monasterio2, Olivier Rolin2
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Sciences, 1223 E Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
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Telehealth in pediatric rehabilitation enhances child function and quality of life. This approach offers viable alternatives to in-person visits and improves team connectivity, especially for remote patients.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Rehabilitation
- Health Services Research
- Telemedicine
Background:
- Pediatric rehabilitation aims to improve children's function and quality of life.
- A transdisciplinary, patient-centered team approach is fundamental.
- The integration of telehealth has become increasingly significant.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the incorporation and growth of telehealth in pediatric rehabilitation over the last decade.
- To review practitioner experiences with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- To explore telehealth's potential in enhancing rehabilitation team connectivity and patient outreach.
Main Methods:
- Review of telehealth incorporation and growth in pediatric rehabilitation.
- Analysis of practitioner experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Examination of evidence for telehealth substitution and enhancement applications.
Main Results:
- Telehealth has demonstrated significant growth in pediatric rehabilitation.
- Practitioners gained valuable experience using telehealth out of necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Evidence supports telehealth as a substitute for in-person visits in many pediatric rehabilitation scenarios.
Conclusions:
- Telehealth is a viable and growing modality in pediatric rehabilitation.
- It can effectively substitute for traditional in-person care in numerous applications.
- Future exploration of telehealth can enhance interdisciplinary team collaboration and reach underserved populations.
Abstract:
Pediatric rehabilitation focuses on optimizing function and quality of life of children through a holistic and transdisciplinary patient-centered team approach. This article describes the incorporation of telehealth in pediatric rehabilitation and its growth over the past decade. It also reviews the experience of practitioners using telehealth by necessity during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence suggests many applications where telehealth can appropriately substitute for traditional in-person visits, and there are many potential applications of telehealth to be explored as a means to enhance connectivity of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team and the outreach to patients in remote and underserved areas.
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