A Systematic Review of the Effects of Interactive Telerehabilitation with Remote Monitoring and Guidance on Balance and Gait Performance in Older Adults and Individuals with Neurological Conditions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Search Strategy
2.2. Study Selection
2.3. Data Extraction and Tabulation
2.4. Methodological Quality
3. Results
3.1. Literature Search
3.2. Study Analysis
3.2.1. Participant Characteristics
3.2.2. Study Characteristics
3.2.3. Quality Assessment
4. Discussion
4.1. Interactive Telerehabilitation Technologies
4.2. Data Tracking and Analysis
4.3. Remote Monitoring and Guidance Methods
4.4. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Study | Participant Characteristic (Sample Size) | Intervention | Remote Monitoring/Guidance Method | Balance and Gait-Related Outcome Measures | Assessment Periods | Summary of Statistically Significant Results Associated with Balance and Gait Performance (p-Value) |
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Bao et al., 2018 [23] |
| TRG:
| Mini-BESTest28, Mini-BESTest32, SOT, 5xSST | Pre- and post-intervention |
| |
Bao et al., 2022 [24] |
| TRG:
| Mini-BESTest28, SOT | Pre- and post-intervention, retention (1 month and 6 months) |
| |
Park et al., 2022 [25] |
| TRG:
| Integrated video call via a tablet | Balance and mobility-related questionnaire | Pre- and post-intervention |
|
Lloréns et al., 2015 [26] |
| TRG:
| Face-to-face or interview | BBA, BBS, POMA-B, POMA-G | Pre- and post-intervention, retention (12 weeks) |
|
van den Berg et al., 2016 [27] |
| TRG:
| Videoconferencing via Vidyo | Extended activities of daily living, TUG | Pre- and post-intervention, retention (4 weeks) |
|
Chen et al., 2016 [28] |
| TRG:
| Videoconferencing | BI, BBS | Pre- and post-intervention, retention (12 weeks) |
|
Bellomo et al., 2020 [29] |
| TRG:
| Audio and video tutorials, phone call | BI, BBS, FMA, mRS | Pre- and post-intervention |
|
Salgueiro et al., 2022 [30] |
| TRG:
| Face-to-face, phone or video call follow-up | BBS, S-PASS, S-TIS | Pre- and post-intervention |
|
Federico et al., 2023 [31] |
| TRG1-3:
| Tablet built-in supervision with videoconferencing | BI, FMA-Balance, NHPT | Pre- and post-intervention |
|
Seidler et al., 2017 [32] |
| TRG:
| Videoconferencing | MDS-UPDRS III, Mini-BESTest32 | Pre- and post-intervention |
|
Gandolfi et al., 2017 [33] |
| TRG:
| Videoconferencing via Skype | ABC, BBS, DGI | Pre- and post-intervention, retention (1 month) |
|
Park et al., 2020 [34] |
| TRG:
| Videoconferencing | 30s S2S, FMA-LE, TUG | Pre- and Post-intervention, Retention (4 and 8 weeks) |
|
Wu et al., 2020 [35] |
| TRG:
| Videoconferencing via Internet-based TCMeeting v6.0 and phone call | BBS, FMA-LE | Pre-, Mid (4 and 8 weeks)-, and post-intervention |
|
Isernia et al., 2020 [36] |
| TRG:
| Phone call | 2MWT, BBS | Pre- and post-intervention, retention (3 months) |
|
Pinto et al., 2023 [37] |
| TRG:
| Videoconferencing via Zoom | 5xSST | Pre- and post-intervention |
|
Goffredo et al., 2023 [38] |
| TRG:
| Therapist’s pre-determined exercise guidance corresponded to participants’ characteristics and needs | Mini-BESTest28, TUG, TUG-D | Pre- and post-intervention |
|
Chanpimol et al., 2020 [39] |
| TRG:
| Teleconferencing via a secure web-based portal | 2MWT, 25FW, SPPB |
|
Study | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 | Q8 | Q9 | Q10 | Q11 | Q12 | Q13 | Q14 | Overall |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bao et al., 2018 [23] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Bao et al., 2022 [24] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Park et al., 2022 [25] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Lloréns et al., 2015 [26] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
van den Berg et al., 2016 [27] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Chen et al., 2016 [28] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Bellomo et al., 2020 [29] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Salgueiro et al., 2022 [30] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Federico et al., 2023 [31] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Seidler et al., 2017 [32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Gandolfi et al., 2017 [33] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Park et al., 2020 [34] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Wu et al., 2020 [35] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Isernia et al., 2020 [36] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Pinto et al., 2023 [37] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Goffredo et al., 2023 [38] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
Chanpimol et al., 2020 [39] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Good |
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Park, C.; Lee, B.-C. A Systematic Review of the Effects of Interactive Telerehabilitation with Remote Monitoring and Guidance on Balance and Gait Performance in Older Adults and Individuals with Neurological Conditions. Bioengineering 2024, 11, 460. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11050460
Park C, Lee B-C. A Systematic Review of the Effects of Interactive Telerehabilitation with Remote Monitoring and Guidance on Balance and Gait Performance in Older Adults and Individuals with Neurological Conditions. Bioengineering. 2024; 11(5):460. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11050460
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Catherine, and Beom-Chan Lee. 2024. "A Systematic Review of the Effects of Interactive Telerehabilitation with Remote Monitoring and Guidance on Balance and Gait Performance in Older Adults and Individuals with Neurological Conditions" Bioengineering 11, no. 5: 460. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11050460