Table 2.

Survey Results

Knowledge about telemedicine
Aware of technology but haven’t used it	41%
Aware of technology and use it on an intermittent basis	31%
Good knowledge of technology and use it on regular basis	14%
Don’t know about the technology	24%
Knowledge about telerehabilitation
Aware of technology but haven’t used it	35%
Aware of technology and use it on an intermittent basis	34%
Good knowledge and use it on regular basis	9%
Don’t know about the technology	22%
Methods to improve the rehabilitation services delivery system
Telerehabilitation	23%
Community Based Rehabilitation	38%
Both Telerehabilitation and Community Based Rehabilitation	39%
Services that can be offered using telerehabilitation
Consultation, prescribing, delivery of required therapy, or monitoring only	23%
Multiple services including consultation, prescription, delivery of complex therapies, monitoring, evaluation, follow-ups and nursing care	68%
Social acceptance of telerehabilitation in Pakistan
Extremely acceptable	21%
Very acceptable	35%
Somewhat acceptable	29%
Not acceptable	15%
Expected limiting factors
Lack of ICT knowledge, high cost, rapidly changing ICT technology, attitude of policy makers, lack of skilled personnel and patient compliance	61%
Lack of ICT knowledge, high cost and rapidly changing ICT technology and patient compliance	27%
Lack of skilled personnel, attitude of policy maker and rapidly changing technology	22%
Associated Risks
Patient data security, patient privacy, or consultation from unauthorized person	49%
Patient difficulty in explaining their conditions to the doctor or therapist	21%
Patient privacy and difficulty in developing relationship with doctor/therapist	13%
All of the above	17%