Implementing Team-Based Post-Stroke Telerehabilitation: A Case Example

Access to extensive, interdisciplinary rehabilitation following stroke is necessary to optimize recovery. Telerehabilitation is an appropriate model for delivering these services. However, given its relatively recent increase in popularity as a service delivery model, researchers have yet to explor...

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Main Authors: Melissa Anderson, Brad Dexter, Ana Hancock, Nealey Hoffman, Steve Kerschke, Karen Hux, Dipika Aggarwal
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Language:English
Published: Hawaii Pacific University Library 2022-05-01
Series:International Journal of Telerehabilitation
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Online Access:https://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/Telerehab/article/view/6438
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Nealey Hoffman
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Dipika Aggarwal
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description Access to extensive, interdisciplinary rehabilitation following stroke is necessary to optimize recovery. Telerehabilitation is an appropriate model for delivering these services. However, given its relatively recent increase in popularity as a service delivery model, researchers have yet to explore the feasibility of interprofessional coordination and collaboration as a guiding framework for telerehabilitation and the effects of team-based remote service delivery on recovery of body functions and activities. This case example reports the development, implementation, and progression of a post-acute treatment program delivered via telerehabilitation to a woman with left hemorrhagic stroke. As is typical, therapy time alone afforded insufficient practice to exploit neuroplasticity and ensure maintenance and generalization of improved functioning; hence, the team worked collaboratively to encourage interdisciplinary activities outside scheduled treatment sessions. Standardized and informal assessments administered at the start and conclusion of treatment confirmed improved functioning as did the client’s progress toward independent living and return to work. Implications for telerehabilitation practices are discussed.    
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spelling doaj-art-c7b5b8c6b1b44dc692f9e6f8d1ebcb052025-08-20T02:20:05ZengHawaii Pacific University LibraryInternational Journal of Telerehabilitation1945-20202022-05-0114110.5195/ijt.2022.6438Implementing Team-Based Post-Stroke Telerehabilitation: A Case ExampleMelissa Anderson0Brad Dexter1Ana Hancock2Nealey Hoffman3Steve Kerschke4Karen Hux5Dipika Aggarwal6Kintinu Telerehab, Quality Living, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, USAKintinu Telerehab, Quality Living, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, USAKintinu Telerehab, Quality Living, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, USAKintinu Telerehab, Quality Living, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, USAKintinu Telerehab, Quality Living, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, USAKintinu Telerehab, Quality Living, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kansas, USA Access to extensive, interdisciplinary rehabilitation following stroke is necessary to optimize recovery. Telerehabilitation is an appropriate model for delivering these services. However, given its relatively recent increase in popularity as a service delivery model, researchers have yet to explore the feasibility of interprofessional coordination and collaboration as a guiding framework for telerehabilitation and the effects of team-based remote service delivery on recovery of body functions and activities. This case example reports the development, implementation, and progression of a post-acute treatment program delivered via telerehabilitation to a woman with left hemorrhagic stroke. As is typical, therapy time alone afforded insufficient practice to exploit neuroplasticity and ensure maintenance and generalization of improved functioning; hence, the team worked collaboratively to encourage interdisciplinary activities outside scheduled treatment sessions. Standardized and informal assessments administered at the start and conclusion of treatment confirmed improved functioning as did the client’s progress toward independent living and return to work. Implications for telerehabilitation practices are discussed.     https://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/Telerehab/article/view/6438Interdisciplinary teamsService delivery modelsStroke TreatmentTelehealthTelerehabilitation
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International Journal of Telerehabilitation
Interdisciplinary teams
Service delivery models
Stroke Treatment
Telehealth
Telerehabilitation
title Implementing Team-Based Post-Stroke Telerehabilitation: A Case Example
title_full Implementing Team-Based Post-Stroke Telerehabilitation: A Case Example
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title_short Implementing Team-Based Post-Stroke Telerehabilitation: A Case Example
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topic Interdisciplinary teams
Service delivery models
Stroke Treatment
Telehealth
Telerehabilitation
url https://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/Telerehab/article/view/6438
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