Table 3.
Preferred mode of the therapy component (online, in-person, or online and/or in-person) from the perspective of physical therapists and patients (N=16).
Therapy components | Patients (n=6) | Physical therapists (n=9) |
First therapy session/getting to know | In-person (n=6) | In-person (n=5) |
Information/education session | In-person (n=5) | Online and/or in-person (n=5) |
Consultation | Online and/or in-person (n=4) | Online and/or in-person (n=7) |
Screening process/diagnostic process | In-person (n=4) | Face-to-face (n=6) |
Instruction of exercises | In-person (n=4) | Online and/or in-person (n=5) |
Functional integration of movement into activities of daily living | In-person (n=4) | Online and/or in-person (n=8) |
Evaluation/last therapy session | In-person (n=6) | Online and/or in-person (n=9) |