Attitude Toward Telerehabilitation Among Physical and Occupational Therapists in Korea: A Brief Descriptive Report

Hee-Mun Cho; Hyunji Kim; Jihee Jang; Seungwoo Cha; Won Kee Chang; Bong-Keun Jung; Dae-Sung Park; Sungju Jee; Sung-Hwa Ko; Joon-Ho Shin; Won-Seok Kim; Nam-Jong Paik

doi:10.12786/bn.2023.16.e8

Attitude Toward Telerehabilitation Among Physical and Occupational Therapists in Korea: A Brief Descriptive Report

Brain Neurorehabil. 2023 Mar 31;16(1):e8. doi: 10.12786/bn.2023.16.e8. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University College of Engineering, Seoul, Korea.
³ Department of Physical Therapy, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea.
⁴ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital and Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
⁵ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan, Korea.
⁶ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The attitude toward telerehabilitation (TR) among therapists (191 physical therapists and 159 occupational therapists) in Korea was surveyed. The survey consisted of 15 questions in the following 8 domains: awareness(AW), attitude (AT), perceived usefulness (PU), perceived behavioral control (PBC), self-efficacy (SE), facilitating conditions (FC), barriers (B), and behavioral intention (BI). Therapists with experience in TR responded with higher scores in all domains except B, regardless of their specialty. The most perceived barriers to TR were unmatched insurance fees and a lack of technical support. Experience with TR was a major factor in attitude and behavior intention toward TR.

Keywords: Attitude; Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Survey; Telerehabilitation.