TABLE 3.
Perceptions on potential clients and services for telerehabilitation (N = 161)
| Perceptions on telerehabilitation | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Potential clients | |
| Former patient | 139 (86.3) |
| Patient and caregiver together | 138 (85.7) |
| Patient and referring health care provider together | 123 (76.3) |
| New patient | 76 (47.2) |
| Patient alone (without caregiver) | 53 (32.9) |
| Referring health care provider only (even without patient) | 40 (24.8) |
| Caregiver alone (even without patient) | 20 (12.4) |
| Rehabilitation services | |
| Home instructions/ home exercise program | 150 (93.1) |
| Diagnostic request | 147 (91.3) |
| Electronic prescription | 142 (88.1) |
| Rehabilitation program or referral | 138 (85.7) |
| Psychological interventions | 137 (85.0) |
| Speech‐language therapy (excluding swallowing interventions) | 126 (78.2) |
| Virtual reality or gamification of therapy | 121 (75.1) |
| Physical therapy | 115 (71.4) |
| Occupational therapy | 111 (68.9) |
| Medical certificate | 99 (61.4) |
| Screening, planning, or evaluation for prosthesis, orthosis, or any assistive device | 71 (44.0) |
| Swallowing evaluation and exercises | 46 (28.5) |