Rehabilitation Professional and Patient Satisfaction with Telerehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review

Table 2

Professional satisfaction with telerehabilitation.

	Authors (years)	Country	Quality of evidence^a	Sample size	Study papulation	Technology explored	Type of provider	Overall satisfaction	Findings
1	Tousignant et al., 2011 [8]	Canada	RCT,1	42 (intervention, ; face-to-face, )	Post-TKA	Video conferencing	Physiotherapists	Yes	Physiotherapists were highly satisfied regarding the following: (i) Goal achievement; (ii) Patient-therapist relationship; (iii) Overall session satisfaction; (iv) Quality and performance of the technological platform
2	Katt et al., 2012 [24]	USA	RCS,3	167 (follow-up, ; new, )	Upper extremity conditions	A telephone call or video	Physicians	Yes	Physician responded that they are very satisfied with the telehealth sessions but reported that some patients should have telerehabilitation program incorporated with some face-to-face evaluation sessions, as they were less satisfied while evaluating new patients
3	Cottrell et al., 2019 [22]	Australia	NRCT,2	61 (intervention, ; face-to-face, )	LBP & neck pain	Mobile phone application	Rehab professionals	Yes	The satisfaction of professionals regarding appointments was high (averaged 4.1 out of 5 points)

TR: telerehabilitation; FTF: face-to-face; RCT: randomized clinical trial; NRCT: nonrandomized clinical trial; RCS: retrospective cohort study; LBP: low back pain; TKA: total knee arthroplasty; THA: total hip arthroplasty. ^aLevel of evidence. (1) Properly designed RCT or systematic review with meta-analysis; (2) well-designed controlled trial without randomization, prospective study, or comparative cohort trial; (3) case-control study or retrospective cohort study; and (4) case-series or cross-sectional study`.