Patients' Needs and Experiences of Telerehabilitation After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis

Overview

Journal Digit Health

Specialty Medical Informatics

Date 2024 Jun 7

PMID 38846364

Authors

Wenzhong Zhang

Hong Ji

Yan Wu

Zhenzhen Xu

Jing Li

Qingxiang Sun

Chunlei Wang

Fengyi Zhao

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Abstract

Background: The number of patients undergoing joint replacement procedures is continuously increasing. Tele-equipment is progressively being employed for postrehabilitation of total hip and knee replacements. Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the experiences and requirements of patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty who participate in telerehabilitation can contribute to the enhancement of telerehabilitation programs and the overall rehabilitation and care provided to this specific population.

Objective: To explore the needs and experiences of total hip and knee arthroplasty patients with telerehabilitation.

Design: Systematic review and qualitative synthesis.

Methods: Electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, ProQuest, CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, and SinoMed were systematically searched for information on the needs and experiences of telerehabilitation for patients with total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty in qualitative studies. The search period was from the creation of the database to March 2024. Literature quality was assessed using the 2016 edition of the Australian Joanna Briggs Institute Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care Quality Assessment Criteria for Qualitative Research. A pooled integration approach was used to integrate the findings inductively.

Results: A total of 11 studies were included and 4 themes were identified: the desire to communicate and the need to acquire knowledge; accessible, high-quality rehabilitation services; positive psychological experiences; the dilemmas of participating in telerehabilitation.

Conclusions: This study's findings emphasize that the practical needs and challenges of total hip and knee arthroplasty patients' participation in telerehabilitation should be continuously focused on, and the advantages of telerehabilitation should be continuously strengthened to guarantee the continuity of patients' postoperative rehabilitation and to promote their postoperative recovery.

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