Table 5.
Summary of themes identified during qualitative analysis of article recommendations
Analysis themes | Description |
Administrative recommendations | Advice revolved around administrative duties, such as record keeping, technology maintenance or data security. |
General | |
Client specific | |
Technology specific | |
Data security | |
Challenges | Challenges that providers may encounter when conducting telerehabilitation services. |
Care provision | |
Social factors | |
Technology issues | |
Governance | Ethical advice, such as client consent and/or assessing confidentiality. |
Support mechanisms | Advice that emphasised the important role of support from various sources involved in providing telerehabilitation care to the client. |
Providers | |
Carers | |
Provider assistants | |
Non-clinical staff | |
Technology improvements | Suggestions that may improve the use and function of a telerehabilitation technology. |
COVID-19 | Actions providers are advised to conduct to address COVID-19 risks. |