TY - GEN
T1 - Introducing physical telerehabilitation in seniors with mobility limitation
T2 - 2012 5th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2012
AU - Wood, Jeffrey
AU - Finkelstein, Mark
AU - Cha, Eunme
AU - Finkelstein, Joseph
PY - 2012/12/1
Y1 - 2012/12/1
N2 - Physical therapy has been shown effective in geriatric population in addressing mobility limitation. Telerehabilitation systems may support physical therapy programs at patient homes however such systems were not systematically assessed in seniors. The Home Automated Telemanagement (HAT) system for inhome physical telerehabilitation of seniors with mobility limitations was developed and tested. The HAT rehabilitation system was designed to allow patients with mobility limitations to complete an individualized physical therapy plan prescribed by a physical therapist and to allow for clinicians to monitor and assist with in-home rehabilitation. We conducted a 12-week study to assess the feasibility and patient acceptance of the system. Our results showed that home-based physical telerehabilitation is feasible in seniors with mobility limitations, and it can potentially improve patient functional status significantly. Statistically significant improvement was documented using Berg Balance Scale (change from 36.6 ± 12.1 to 41.7 ± 11.1, p<0.004), Timed 25-foot Walk (change from 13.5 ± 8.6 to 10.6 ± 4.5, p<0.04), and 6-minute walk (change from 36.6 ± 12.1 to 41.7 ± 11.1, p<0.004). The participants of the study demonstrated a very high level of support for the home-based physical telerehabilitation program.
AB - Physical therapy has been shown effective in geriatric population in addressing mobility limitation. Telerehabilitation systems may support physical therapy programs at patient homes however such systems were not systematically assessed in seniors. The Home Automated Telemanagement (HAT) system for inhome physical telerehabilitation of seniors with mobility limitations was developed and tested. The HAT rehabilitation system was designed to allow patients with mobility limitations to complete an individualized physical therapy plan prescribed by a physical therapist and to allow for clinicians to monitor and assist with in-home rehabilitation. We conducted a 12-week study to assess the feasibility and patient acceptance of the system. Our results showed that home-based physical telerehabilitation is feasible in seniors with mobility limitations, and it can potentially improve patient functional status significantly. Statistically significant improvement was documented using Berg Balance Scale (change from 36.6 ± 12.1 to 41.7 ± 11.1, p<0.004), Timed 25-foot Walk (change from 13.5 ± 8.6 to 10.6 ± 4.5, p<0.04), and 6-minute walk (change from 36.6 ± 12.1 to 41.7 ± 11.1, p<0.004). The participants of the study demonstrated a very high level of support for the home-based physical telerehabilitation program.
KW - geriatric population
KW - mobility limitation
KW - rehabilitation
KW - telemonitoring
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U2 - 10.1109/BMEI.2012.6513043
DO - 10.1109/BMEI.2012.6513043
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84886397221
SN - 9781467311816
T3 - 2012 5th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2012
SP - 1096
EP - 1098
BT - 2012 5th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2012
Y2 - 16 October 2012 through 18 October 2012
ER -