Authors
Richard M Schein, Mark R Schmeler, Margo B Holm, Andi Saptono, David M Brienza
Publication date
2010/6/1
Journal
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume
91
Issue
6
Pages
874-878
Publisher
WB Saunders
Description
Schein RM, Schmeler MR, Holm MB, Saptono A, Brienza DM. Telerehabilitation wheeled mobility and seating assessments compared with in person.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the equivalency of wheeled mobility and seating assessments delivered under 2 conditions: in person (IP) at a local clinic and via Telerehabilitation at remotely located clinics.
DESIGN
The study used a prospective, multicenter controlled nonrandomized design to investigate wheeled mobility and seating assessments.
SETTING
Five wheelchair clinics in Western Pennsylvania.
PARTICIPANTS
Participants (N=98) in need of new wheeled mobility and seating were recruited and consented for IP assessments at the Center for Assistive Technology (n=50) and Telerehabilitation (n=48) assessments at remotely located clinics.
INTERVENTIONS
The telerehabilitation condition used a custom videoconferencing system to connect a wheeled …
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