Table 1 Studies on multiple sclerosis and telerehabilitation
Author | Year | Intervention | Outcomes of 1st and 2nd assessment | Setting | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tallner et al. | 2016 | Web-Based Exercise Group (n:36) Telerehabilitation was given via messaging, e-mail and telephone calls. Both the aerobic and strengthening exercise were prescribed Control group (n:41) The patients were asked to continue their routine physical exercises | HrQoL Fatigue VO2Peak FVC MIMF | In-office visit | Knee extension and flexion was higher in telerehabilitation group at 3rd month (p < 0.05). In 6th months, both knee flexion–extension, trunk flexion–extension were better in web-based exercise group (p < 0.05). Aerobic capacity was only higher at 3rd month assessment in telerehabilitation group (p < 0.05) |
Conroy et al. | 2017 | Web-Based Telerehabilitation Group (n:16) Core stabilization and lower extremity strengthening exercises were given with a web based telerehabilitation platform Conventional Exercise Group (n:8) The same exercises were given with conventional methods | T25FW 6MWT BBS MSWS-12 | In-office visit | There were no significant differences between groups on T25FW, 6MWT, BBS, MSWS12 in 3rd and 6th months assessments (p > 0.05) |
Paul et al. | 2018 | Web-Based Physiotherapy (n:36) Aerobic, strengthening, balance and stretch exercises with a web-based platform Standard Home Exercise Program (n:36) Paper-based same exercise protocol | 2MWT T25FW BBS TUG MSISv2 MS–RCS EQ-5D | In-office visit | EQ-5D VAS was significantly higher in web-based group in sixth month evaluation (p < 0.05) |