Panic disorder and depression can be treated over the Internet
According to a doctoral thesis soon to be presented by Jan Bergström at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) via the Internet is just as effective in treating panic disorder as traditional group-based CBT. It is also apparently efficacious for the treatment of mild and moderate depression. Access to conventional CBT is [...]
A feasibility study of home telemedicine for patients with cystic fibrosis awaiting transplantation
Olive M Wilkinson, Frances Duncan-Skingle, Jennifer A Pryor and Margaret E Hodson Sixteen patients with cystic fibrosis were randomized to either telemedicine or standard care alone. All patients were terminally ill. Patients in the telemedicine group had an ISDN line installed in their home and were given a videoconferencing unit connected to their home television [...]
Home-based exercise rehabilitation with telemedicine following cardiac surgery
Scalvini S, Zanelli E, Comini L, Tomba MD, Troise G, Giordano A This study evaluated the feasibility of a home-based rehabilitation programme, which was designed to resemble an in-hospital rehabilitation programme. Patients who underwent cardiac surgery followed a one-month home rehabilitation programme supervised by a nurse-tutor and a physiotherapist. Physiotherapy was performed at home with [...]
Physiotherapy at a distance: a controlled study of rehabilitation at home after a shoulder joint operation
Lisbeth Eriksson, Britta Lindström, Gunvor Gard and Jack Lysholm This study explored the benefit of video communication in home rehabilitation after shoulder joint replacement and compared it to referral for physiotherapy in the conventional way. A total of 22 patients were included in the study. The intervention group had training at home under the supervision [...]
Remote daily real-time monitoring in patients with COPD – A feasibility study using a novel device
Z.M. Sund, T. Powell, R. Greenwood and N.A. Jarad The primary objective of this study was to determine whether the use of an electronic diary with a portable spirometer can be performed by COPD patients with a moderate to severe disease. Secondary objectives are to investigate the value of this method in early detection of [...]
Home-based physical telerehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study
Finkelstein J, Lapshin O, Castro H, Cha E, Provance PG. This study assessed feasibility and patient acceptance and estimated the magnitude of the clinical impact of physical telerehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). 12 patients with a known diagnosis of MS each received a custom-tailored rehabilitative exercise program prescribed by a physical therapist during [...]
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