Developing a physical therapy service system with tele-rehabilitation for chronic stroke patients at Banglamung hospital Chonburi.

Abstract

Abstract

This research is a quasi-experimental study aimed at investigating the effects of physical therapy rehabilitation programs delivered via video conferencing compared to physical therapy rehabilitation programs provided at a rehabilitation clinic, using the Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement (STREAM) scale to assess movement ability. The study was conducted on chronic stroke patients at Banglamung Hospital, Chonburi Province. The target population consisted of patients who had been diagnosed with a stroke for at least 6 months. The participants were divided into two groups: one group received a rehabilitation program via video conferencing, and the other received a rehabilitation program at a rehabilitation clinic. A simple random sampling method was used to select 28 participants, including 11 females and 17 males, with an average age of 54.93 ± 11.92 years (mean ± standard deviation). The participants were divided into two groups: 14 individuals received the rehabilitation program via video conferencing, and 14 individuals received the rehabilitation program at the rehabilitation clinic at Banglamung Hospital. Both groups received physical therapy once a week for 24 weeks. Descriptive statistics were used for the analysis. The research findings revealed that there was no statistically significant difference between the rehabilitation program delivered via video conferencing and the rehabilitation program provided at the rehabilitation clinic (P > 0.05). However, the rehabilitation program via video conferencing significantly improved the movement ability of chronic stroke patients (P < 0.05).