Telerehabilitation in Community Stroke Services: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Current Practice and Lessons for Sustained Use - Takeaways - MDSpire

Telerehabilitation in Community Stroke Services: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Current Practice and Lessons for Sustained Use

  • By

  • Elizabeth Chandler

  • Charlotte Dorer

  • Valerie M Pomeroy

  • Nicola J Hancock

  • June 11, 2026

  • 0 min

Share

  • 1

    Telerehabilitation is defined as remote delivery of rehabilitation consultations and therapies using information and communication technologies.

  • 2

    A systematic review indicated that telerehabilitation may be as effective as in-person care for activities of daily living and upper limb function.

  • 3

    The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of telerehabilitation in stroke rehabilitation, leading to its increased integration into specialist services.

  • 4

    The evaluation aims to investigate current models of telerehabilitation in community stroke services and identify factors supporting its integration.

  • 5

    A mixed methods evaluation was conducted to gather insights from clinicians and service users regarding telerehabilitation practices in the East of England.

Original Source(s)

Telerehabilitation in Community Stroke Services: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Current Practice and Lessons for Sustained Use

  • by Elizabeth Chandler, Charlotte Dorer, Valerie M Pomeroy, Nicola J Hancock

  • June 11, 2026

Related Content

Clinical features of type A aortic dissection initially presenting with neurological symptoms: a single-center case series

Development and validation of a machine learning model for predicting stroke-associated pneumonia in older patients with acute ischemic stroke

Association between blood pressure levels and risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: results from a prospective registry in Xinjiang, China