Practice Considerations for Adapting In-Person Groups to Telerehabilitation

The Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has shifted research and healthcare system priorities, stimulating literature on implementation and evaluation of telerehabilitation for a variety of patient populations. While there is substantial literature on individual telerehabilitation, evidence about g...

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Main Authors: Allison M. Gustavson, Michelle R. Rauzi, Molly J. Lahn, Hillari S.N. Olson, Melissa Ludescher, Stephanie Bazal, Elizabeth Roddy, Christine Interrante, Estee Berg, Jennifer P. Wisdom, Howard A. Fink
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Published: Hawaii Pacific University Library 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Telerehabilitation
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Online Access:http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/Telerehab/article/view/6374
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Molly J. Lahn
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Elizabeth Roddy
Christine Interrante
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Jennifer P. Wisdom
Howard A. Fink
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description The Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has shifted research and healthcare system priorities, stimulating literature on implementation and evaluation of telerehabilitation for a variety of patient populations. While there is substantial literature on individual telerehabilitation, evidence about group telerehabilitation remains limited despite its increasing use by rehabilitation providers. Therefore, the purpose of this manuscript is to describe our expert team’s consensus on practice considerations for adapting in-person group rehabilitation to group telerehabilitation to provide rapid guidance during a pandemic and create a foundation for sustainability of group telerehabilitation beyond the pandemic’s end.  
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spelling doaj-art-eef0d2dbc25e48e0b7a87b95104ea0cb2025-08-20T02:22:25ZengHawaii Pacific University LibraryInternational Journal of Telerehabilitation1945-20202021-05-0113110.5195/ijt.2021.63746374Practice Considerations for Adapting In-Person Groups to TelerehabilitationAllison M. Gustavson0Michelle R. Rauzi1Molly J. Lahn2Hillari S.N. Olson3Melissa Ludescher4Stephanie Bazal5Elizabeth Roddy6Christine Interrante7Estee Berg8Jennifer P. Wisdom9Howard A. Fink10Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USAPhysical Therapy Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USAPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USAPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USAPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USAPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USAPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USAPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USAPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USAWisdom Consulting, New York, New York, NY 10010, USAGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USAThe Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has shifted research and healthcare system priorities, stimulating literature on implementation and evaluation of telerehabilitation for a variety of patient populations. While there is substantial literature on individual telerehabilitation, evidence about group telerehabilitation remains limited despite its increasing use by rehabilitation providers. Therefore, the purpose of this manuscript is to describe our expert team’s consensus on practice considerations for adapting in-person group rehabilitation to group telerehabilitation to provide rapid guidance during a pandemic and create a foundation for sustainability of group telerehabilitation beyond the pandemic’s end.   http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/Telerehab/article/view/6374Clinical practiceGroupImplementationMulti-participantTelehealthTelerehabilitation
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Molly J. Lahn
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Melissa Ludescher
Stephanie Bazal
Elizabeth Roddy
Christine Interrante
Estee Berg
Jennifer P. Wisdom
Howard A. Fink
Practice Considerations for Adapting In-Person Groups to Telerehabilitation
International Journal of Telerehabilitation
Clinical practice
Group
Implementation
Multi-participant
Telehealth
Telerehabilitation
title Practice Considerations for Adapting In-Person Groups to Telerehabilitation
title_full Practice Considerations for Adapting In-Person Groups to Telerehabilitation
title_fullStr Practice Considerations for Adapting In-Person Groups to Telerehabilitation
title_full_unstemmed Practice Considerations for Adapting In-Person Groups to Telerehabilitation
title_short Practice Considerations for Adapting In-Person Groups to Telerehabilitation
title_sort practice considerations for adapting in person groups to telerehabilitation
topic Clinical practice
Group
Implementation
Multi-participant
Telehealth
Telerehabilitation
url http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/Telerehab/article/view/6374
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