Table 2.
Examples of studies during Covid-19 period about applying tele technologies to follow-up of BC* patients
| Author/year | Setting/population | Purpose of intervention | Type of intervention | Intervention in control group | Method/time | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mella-Abarca et al. (2020)[53] | Chile | Telerehabilitation | Phone calls and individual or group video calls | Non | Session was approximately 50 min, and frequency of session was different synchronous and asynchronous consultations | Both patients and physiotherapists had a high level of acceptance and satisfaction of tele-rehabilitation |
| Lytras et al. (2020)[54] | Greece | Telephysiotherapy | Skype | Non | 15 days and one hour every day/case-study | Volume of the lymph was significantly reduced |
| Grazioli et al. (2020)[6] | Italia | Exercise for physical fatigue and QoL | Whats app video call | Non | Case study/16W | Positive effects of combined training CT** on QoL and fatigue perception |
*BC: Breast cancer. **CT: Controlled trial