Patient Satisfaction with Telehealth in Rural Settings: A Systematic Review
Telehealth provides health care services to clients through telecommunications. Rehabilitation services such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language therapy can be delivered via telehealth. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients’ reports of their satisfaction with tele...
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| description | Telehealth provides health care services to clients through telecommunications. Rehabilitation services such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language therapy can be delivered via telehealth. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients’ reports of their satisfaction with telehealth compared to standard in-person therapy for patients living in rural areas. Four databases were utilized for this systematic review. The following words were searched: telehealth, rural, and patient satisfaction. Abstract searches identified 251 articles, and 55 were read in full text. Four articles met inclusion criteria. There was high satisfaction for patients in all studies regarding the use of telehealth. Findings showed that overall, telehealth supported increased rates of patient satisfaction for OT, PT, and SLP services delivered to rural communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-395491b1ceb84286907f4e350e139e502022-12-21T18:55:30ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghInternational Journal of Telerehabilitation1945-20202020-12-01122536410.5195/ijt.2020.63036092Patient Satisfaction with Telehealth in Rural Settings: A Systematic ReviewLoriana C. Harkey0Sadie M. Jung1Elizabeth R Newton2Angela Patterson3Creighton UniversityCreighton UniversityCreighton University School of Pharmacy and Health ProfessionsCreighton UniversityTelehealth provides health care services to clients through telecommunications. Rehabilitation services such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language therapy can be delivered via telehealth. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients’ reports of their satisfaction with telehealth compared to standard in-person therapy for patients living in rural areas. Four databases were utilized for this systematic review. The following words were searched: telehealth, rural, and patient satisfaction. Abstract searches identified 251 articles, and 55 were read in full text. Four articles met inclusion criteria. There was high satisfaction for patients in all studies regarding the use of telehealth. Findings showed that overall, telehealth supported increased rates of patient satisfaction for OT, PT, and SLP services delivered to rural communities.http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/Telerehab/article/view/6303client satisfactionoccupational therapypatient preferencepatient satisfactionphysical therapyremoteruralspeech-language therapytelehealthtelemedicine |
| spellingShingle | Loriana C. Harkey Sadie M. Jung Elizabeth R Newton Angela Patterson Patient Satisfaction with Telehealth in Rural Settings: A Systematic Review International Journal of Telerehabilitation client satisfaction occupational therapy patient preference patient satisfaction physical therapy remote rural speech-language therapy telehealth telemedicine |
| title | Patient Satisfaction with Telehealth in Rural Settings: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Patient Satisfaction with Telehealth in Rural Settings: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Patient Satisfaction with Telehealth in Rural Settings: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patient Satisfaction with Telehealth in Rural Settings: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Patient Satisfaction with Telehealth in Rural Settings: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | patient satisfaction with telehealth in rural settings a systematic review |
| topic | client satisfaction occupational therapy patient preference patient satisfaction physical therapy remote rural speech-language therapy telehealth telemedicine |
| url | http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/Telerehab/article/view/6303 |
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