Table 3.

Summary form of the ultimately selected papers

No.	Corresponding author/title	Study aim	Study sample	Country	Study period	Method	Results	Conclusion
1	Danielle Bianchini Rampim et al. / Persistent symptoms and disability after COVID-19 hospitalization: Data from a comprehensive telerehabilitation program (14)	After being hospitalized for COVID-19, this research aimed to gather data on older patients’ manifestations, disabilities, and rehabilitation referrals.	Older adults hospitalized at the Sao Paulo Prevention Center for the Elderly as a result of COVID-19	Brazil	2020	As a component of a complete telerehabilitation program for the elderly individuals who had been hospitalized owing to COVID-19, a remote surveillance program (i.e., telephone follow-up) was established. Following discharge, a physiotherapist contacted to ascertain the patients’ complaints and limitations and to send them to appropriate rehabilitation providers. Using sports-themed materials like booklets and films, telerehabilitation programs were made available to the public. The Barthel indicator and the Lawton scale were used to measure manifestations and impairment, as well as the differences in consequences between the groups studied.	Both the intensive care unit (ICU) and the general ward were overflowing with elderly patients who were being treated due to COVID-19 in this trial. Based on the findings of the remote surveillance program’s assessment of the elderly patients (telephone follow-up), those hospitalized in the ICU required a greater reliance on activities of daily living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). An increased demand for oxygen treatment, breathing problems, abnormal activity, and standing difficulties were all more common among the older patients hospitalized in the ICU. Referrals to psychologists, physiotherapists, nutritionists, and speech therapists were the most common rehabilitation prescriptions. The use of remote monitoring and telerehabilitation services allowed for the early diagnosis of symptoms and deficits upon discharge during this research. Exercise booklets and movies were provided as a part of the rehabilitation therapy program. A camera-equipped telerehabilitation device was used by those who required further rehabilitation (smartphone, tablet).	The older adults were shown to have a higher than average incidence of disability following hospitalization owing to COVID-19, according to this research. It was more common to find patients in the ICU with disabilities than in the general ward.
2	EBUBEKIR AKSAY. / Live online exercise programs during the COVID-19 pandemic – are useful for elderly adults? (2)	The purpose of this research was to determine the influence of live online sporting content on the physical effectiveness of older adults surviving during the COVID-19 period.	To get rehabilitation treatment, candidates aging 84-60 years were chosen from the German Department of Medical Sports.	Germany	2021	375 older adults were included in the research, which was carried out at the German Department of Medical Sports for Rehabilitation Treatment. The individuals were separated into an intervention group (getting 60 minutes of live online exercise treatment at home on a weekly basis) and a control group (getting normal daily life education under the therapist surveillance). Each group underwent pre-and post-testing to assess the degree to which their physical effectiveness had improved.	Exercise therapy had a beneficial impact on flexibility, physical endurance, dynamic balancing abilities, and dexterity according to comparison of the pre-and post-treatment evaluations in both groups. Additionally, females were more adaptable than their male counterparts. On the other hand, men’s endurance and dexterity were higher than those of women. Owing to personalization in the contexts of treatment, disease intensity, relaxation time between workouts, age, and sex, the use of online live exercise treatment programs is suggested During the COVID-19 epidemic as a manner to assist elderly individuals to enhance their physical function, because physical function reduces with age.	Using a virtual rehabilitation program for the elderly population, this research found that therapeutic exercise treatments for the COVID-19 pandemic may be accomplished. Flexibility, strength, endurance, and dynamic balance were shown to be significantly linked to the use of virtual rehabilitation activities. Elderly people in both the intervention and control groups had significantly different physical abilities before and during the intervention. Exercise treatment increased the physical abilities of both groups.
3	Austin Kang et al. / Home-based rehabilitation in patients over 60 years with stabilized ankylosing spondylitis during the COVID-19 pandemic. (1)	The purpose of this research was to develop a therapeutic exercise for elderly patients experiencing Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) during the COVID-19 pandemic.	A team comprising 10 rehabilitation experts	South Korea	2021	For the elderly who have AS, a Delphi approach was used, and 10 specialists were consulted to gain information about the conditions and problems of home rehabilitation education. Email invitations were sent to experts who were then provided with the appropriate instructions. For a period of 1 mo, 3 Delphi cycles were held to establish an agreement on a home rehabilitation program.	The opinions of the specialists in the categorization of rehabilitation concepts and procedures, methodologies, and rehabilitation content were reviewed over the course of 3 Delphi cycles. Rehabilitative programs had to begin with objectives that would allow patients to execute activities without assistance, according to the experts. In fact, relieving manifestations like pain and stiffness while also increasing joint range of motion should be the objective of these programs. In addition, the patient-therapist interaction should be emphasized in these programs to ensure that home exercises are carried out correctly.	Because of COVID-19, it is imperative that elderly people suffering from AS continue with their therapeutic exercises to maintain their current level of health and stave off further disease development. Supervised, unsupervised, and group physiotherapy are a few options available. Clinical recommendations, on the other hand, do not provide particular guidance for sports schedules. Exercise treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic should thus be evaluated. This research used the Delphi approach to look at home rehabilitation for this particular group of people. Home rehabilitation was even advocated as a way to avoid needless journeys during the COVID-19 pandemic.
4	Addie Middleton et al. / COVID-19 Pandemic and beyond: considerations and costs of telehealth exercise programs for older adults with functional impairments living at home—Lessons learned from a pilot case study. (15)	The study aimed to show how much physiotherapy for older people with functional problems cost and how it was delivered through a remote health program.	A 67-year-old man having a stroke background	USA	2020	A remote physiotherapy program was developed and implemented in this research, which outlined the stages required. The results of a 36-session feasibility study on a distant health program for a single participant were analyzed. Patients’ and providers’ viewpoints on the software development cycle were considered in the documentation, as were expenses.	The steps of the software production process were evaluated including choosing the program platform, system documentation, identifying the needed assets, designing approaches, assessing the patient’s pre-and post- interventional functional conditions, pre-program education, implementing the appropriate settings, purposeful connection with the participant, beginning of each session based on security considerations, patient surveillance, and recording the substance of workout treatments, technical, and safety aspects. In addition, estimates were made for both fixed and changeable assets and expenses.	As a result of the pandemic, new rehabilitative technologies have emerged, providing a chance for advancement. This research gave perspective into the phases and expenses associated with planning and implementing a distant exercise treatment program regarding the elderly individuals experiencing functional disabilities.
5	Yohei Otaka et al. / An affordable, user-friendly telerehabilitation system assembledusing existing technologies for individuals isolated with COVID-19: Development and feasibility study (13)	The purpose of this research was to create and assess the use of telerehabilitation among individuals who were quarantined owing to COVID-19 using commercialized equipment and computing software.	Adults and the elderly people suffering from COVID-19 who were hospitalized in Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake.	Japan	2020	Telerehabilitation was recognized as a potential technique to be developed by a panel of experts. Doctors, engineers, and physiotherapists made up this team. The patients’ hospital rooms were equipped with telerehabilitation technologies. Patients had access to the information they needed, thanks to the instruments at their disposal. Skype and Zoom were used by the physiotherapist to interact with the patients. Prior to beginning an exercise regimen, the patients’ critical symptoms and movements were evaluated and the results were discussed with the doctor. Patients’ critical indications and movements were reviewed following the exercise regimen. The viability of telerehabilitation was then assessed using questionnaires.	Telerehabilitation was shown to be a great success in this research, because of the meticulous implementation of the exercise regimen. A telerehabilitation system should be user-friendly, cost-effective, and safe for quarantined individuals. Having a reduced starting investment is also advantageous from a commercial standpoint.	Individuals in quarantine with QOVID-19 may benefit from the establishment of a telerehabilitation system. The findings of this research help us better understand the usefulness of telerehabilitation.