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. 2020 Aug 7;9(8):2567. doi: 10.3390/jcm9082567

Table 4.

Qualitative outcomes.

Author and Country Outcome Measure Outcome Measure Result
Bini 2017, USA [23] PRO (questionnaire) Patient satisfaction overall with both the traditional patient care pathway and the digital interface was high, and there was no major difference.
Nelson 2017, Australia [29] Questionnaire Franzen and Oppenheim Only 35% reported feeling confident using technology. The results change considerably with advancing age: Telerehabilitation is feasible from the perspective of access to, feelings toward, and preferences for technology.
Doiron-Cadrin 2020, Canada [27] Questionnaire All participants (100%) felt they met their rehabilitation goals, felt positive about their telerehabilitation experience, and were satisfied with their physiotherapy treatments.
Babic 2019, Norway [16] Interview
A scale from one (low) to 5 (high) to collect the feedback.
The responses were that sometimes, negative feedback concerned nausea occurring during VR, but the overall experience was positive.
Naeemabadi 2020, Denmark [32] Interviews
Questionnaires (Likert scale)
Iteration 4: The user-friendliness of the TR was high to very high. The patients reported a lower level of satisfaction in the area of communication and training with the wearable sensors.
Iteration 5: The level of motivation among patients increased. A higher level of self-confidence was reported. The participants believed that physiotherapist’s feedback on the patients’ performance and questions induced a sense of security. The majority of the users claim that the system can considerably reduce the need for travel.