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How Informal Carers Support Video Consulting in Physiotherapy, Heart Failure, and Cancer: Qualitative Study Using Linguistic Ethnography (EN)
by Seuren, L.M., & Shaw, S.
May 31, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of video consultations completed in the health care system in the UK. The article provides several methods that may aid in the involvement of family members and other carers during telerehabilitation services.
Scope, Characteristics, Behavior Change Techniques, and Quality of Conversational Agents for Mental Health and Well-Being: Systematic Assessment of Apps (EN)
by Lin, A., Martinengo, L., et al.
January 24, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of 18 current Apps being used in mental health practice. The review focuses on what mental health issues were targeted, as well as how well used the apps were by professionals.
“Rapid tele-psychotherapy” with single-session music therapy in the metaverse: An alternative solution for mental health services in the future (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Research commentary.
TARGET POPULATION: Written to researchers and clinicians in psychotherapy.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a short commentary with references on the development of ‘rapid tele-psychotherapy’ and how it may fit into the metaverse.
A 4-Week Mobile App–Based Telerehabilitation Program vs Conventional In-Person Rehabilitation in Older Adults With Sarcopenia: Randomized Controlled Trial (EN)
by Zhang, L., Ge, Y., et al.
January 24, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Examines a 4-week mobile app–based telerehabilitation program for older adults with sarcopenia compared to conventional in-person rehabilitation. The study illustrates how digital interventions can expand access and support functional outcomes in geriatric rehabilitation.
A Rapid Review of Ethical and Equity Dimensions in Telerehabilitation for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (EN)
by Veras, M., Sigouin, J. et al.
July 09, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The article examines how ethical disparities and equity-related challenges are reflected in the existing literature on telerehabilitation.
A rapid review protocol of physiotherapy and occupational therapy telerehabilitation to inform ethical and equity concerns (EN)
by Veras, M., Sigouin, J., ... & Kairy, D.
July 21, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a protocol for a rapid review of the literature with a focus on analysing the ethical dimensions and fairness concerns that accompany telerehabilitation practice.
A Scoping Review for Usage of Telerehabilitation among Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Cognitive Frailty (EN)
by Fadzil, N.H., Shahar, S., et al.
March 28, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The aim of this scoping review is to identify the usage of telerehabilitation and its common platform of delivery among older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or cognitive frailty (CF).
A Scoping Review on Artificial Intelligence in Occupational Therapy (EN)
by Bulan, P.M., Kuizon, D.A., et al.
October 21, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a scoping review of how artificial intelligence is being used in occupational therapy, including applications in motor rehabilitation, functional assessment, assistive technologies, and telerehabilitation. The article highlights potential benefits for precision, accessibility, and intensity of rehabilitation while outlining challenges such as cost, training needs, and ethical considerations.
A six-week physical therapy exercise program delivered via home-based telerehabilitation is comparable to in-person programs for patients with burn injuries (EN)
by Plaza, A., Paratz, J. & Cottrell, M.
February 10, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Exercise programmes are essential for burn rehabilitation, however patients often have barriers accessing these services. Home-based telerehabilitation (HBT) may be an alternative. This study aimed to determine if exercise programs delivered via HBT were as effective as in-person (IP) programs with respect to clinical outcomes and participant and therapist satisfaction.
A systematic review of evidence relating to the use of telesupervision for speech-language pathology students on clinical placements (EN)
by Walters, J., Bryant, L., et al.
November 20, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Presents a systematic review on telesupervision in speech-language pathology student clinical placements (Web ORLA®). The review consolidates evidence on how telesupervision can complement in-person supervision, including technology, setting, and relational factors that affect its effectiveness.
A Systematic Review on TeleMental Health in Youth Mental Health (EN)
by Orsolini, L., Pompili, S., et al.
July 30, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A review of how telemental Health offers an effective and efficacious tool to overcome many of the barriers encountering in the delivery of young mental health care.
A Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Telerehabilitation System for Use in the COVID-19 Pandemic (EN)
by Varela-Aldas, J., Buele, J., et al.
February 18, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The telerehabilitation research approach proposed has both the patient and the specialist physician enter a virtual reality (VR) environment where they can interact in real time through avatars.
Acceptability of a digital pulmonary rehabilitation app as an adjunct or alternative to usual care for people with chronic lung diseases: A qualitative study of patients’ views and experiences (EN)
by Knight-Davidson, P., Meshe, O.F., et al.
August 13, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Investigates the acceptability of a digital pulmonary rehabilitation app among individuals with chronic lung diseases, examining user perceptions of usability, digital literacy barriers, and suitability as an adjunct or alternative to centre-based programs.
Acceptability of a Multimodal Telerehabilitation Intervention for Children Ages 3–8 Years with Motor Difficulties: Results of a Qualitative Study (EN)
by Dostie, R., Gaboury, I., et. al.
July 04, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The study findings support the acceptability of a telerehabilitation intervention for families of children with motor difficulties. Telerehabilitation seems to be more acceptable to families with children without suspected or confirmed diagnoses.
Acceptability of a Text Message?Based Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollees: A Qualitative Substudy of Participant Perspectives (EN)
by Atluri, N., Mishra, S.R., Anderson, T. et al.
January 16, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Paper.
TARGET POPULATION: Activity tracker users in rehabilitation.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides evidence in support of the acceptability of users to the use of a text-messaged base mHealth system using activity trackers. Qualitative components.
Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Roles of mHealth Applications in Supporting Cancer Pain Self-Management: Integrative Review (EN)
by Wu, W., Graziano, T., et al.
July 01, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Examines mobile health (mHealth) applications used to support self-management of cancer-related pain, highlighting how these digital tools can monitor symptoms, facilitate education, reminders, and coordination of care to improve patient engagement and outcomes.
ACT-enhanced peer coaching for online ACT self-help: Feasibility and acceptability with college students (EN)
by Klimczak, K.S., Twohig, M.P., et al.
January 29, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This research article examines ACT Guide, an online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) self-help program designed for college students, and describes its integration with a peer coaching model to support engagement. The study outlines the structure of the digital ACT tool and how remote peer coaching delivered by phone or text messaging was used to facilitate adherence and participation.
Active+me REMOTE (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Active+me REMOTE is a smartphone app designed to support remote monitoring and self-management by enabling users to record symptoms, activities, and health-related measures for use within a telerehabilitation and remote care context.
Addiction and Mental Health Mobile Apps Directory (EN)
by Recovery Alberta
January 01, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Resource Website.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and other professionals.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This document provides a directory of mobile applications (apps) that may be used as aids in mental health or addiction conditions. This information was gathered from various organizational websites and other sources in the public domain and provides a brief overview of available evidence-based apps related to mental health and addiction. Apps have been grouped into categories of disorders according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
Addressing disparities in speech-language pathology and laryngology services with telehealth (EN)
by Rameau, A., Cox, S. R. et. al.
August 08, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A clinical perspective from a large volume laryngology clinic in a major city in northeastern United States highlights the use of telehealth in the provision of voice care by a laryngologist and speech-language pathologist during and after the COVID19 pandemic.
Advancing stroke rehabilitation: the role of wearable technology according to research experts (EN)
by Cain, A., Gunby, T., et al.
January 22, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Investigates the perspectives of rehabilitation researchers on wearable technology in stroke care, highlighting opportunities and barriers for integrating sensors and wearables into clinical practice.
Advancing telemedicine in cardiology: A comprehensive review of evolving practices and outcomes in a postpandemic context (EN)
by Huerne, K., & Eisenberg, M.J.
February 12, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research paper, comprehensive review.
TARGET POPULATION: Researchers and clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of the current state of telemedicine with regards to cardiovascular medicine.
AHP-KOS app (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The AHP-KOS mobile app is a digital health application designed to support remote monitoring and self-management by enabling users to report symptoms and health-related information for use within a telerehabilitation and remote care context.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Psychoeducation-Based Psychological Support Telerehabilitation (EN)
by Dogan, I.A., & Sayar, F.G.
January 09, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Describes the development of a telerehabilitation program that integrates cognitive and physical exercises for individuals with mild cognitive impairment. The program supports remote delivery of dual-task training to promote cognitive health, physical function, and accessibility for older adults.
An Opportunity for Management of Fatigue, Physical Condition, and Quality of Life Through Asynchronous Telerehabilitation in Patients After Acute Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study (EN)
by Carpallo-Porcar, B., Calvo, S., et al.
May 04, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides evidence for the feasibility for treating COVID-19 related fatigue with asynchronous telerehabilitation.
Application for Articulation Therapy-Thai (AAT-T) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Children with cleft palate and articulation disorders
BASIC DESCRIPTION: AAT-T is a smartphone app that delivers structured articulation therapy through video demonstrations, reading materials, and speech practice exercises. It allows users to record their speech and review progress, supporting home-based practice and facilitating remote or hybrid speech therapy approaches.
App-Timizing Cardiac Rehabilitation: Enhancing Patient Engagement with Mobile Health Applications (EN)
by Tayon, K., Carlisle, A.E., et al.
October 15, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Reviews the role of mobile health applications in cardiac rehabilitation, examining how they can augment traditional center-based programs and support home-based models. The article highlights how apps can increase patient engagement, self-management, and access to rehabilitation services.
ASHA Evidence Maps (EN)
by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
TYPE OF TOOL: Resource Website
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians, researchers, and educators in audiology and speech-language pathology
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The ASHA Evidence Map on Telepractice compiles and organizes research on delivering audiology and speech-language pathology services remotely. It covers diverse populations, diagnoses, ages, and settings, providing access to evidence that informs best practices in telepractice.
Audiophonologopedic Telerehabilitation: Advantages and Disadvantages from User Perspectives (EN)
by Lauriello, M., Angelone, A.M. et al.
August 31, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research paper.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to explore user perspectives on telerehabilitation, comparing ti to tradional methods and identifying criteria for determining its suitability for different patients and clinical conditions.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: According to the authors, the study reveals a favourable perception of telerehabilitation as a therapy approach to be regarded as a supplement or temporary option to the irreplaceable face-to-face one.
Available Apps for Stroke Telerehabilitation During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Confinement in Spain (EN)
by Salgueiro, C., Urrutia, G., et al.
February 12, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The article explores some available Apps for Spanish-speaking patients with Stroke for a specific sensory-motor rehabilitation process.
Baritrip App (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients undergoing bariatric surgery, as well as their clinicians and researchers
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Baritrip is a mobile application designed to support patients before and after bariatric surgery. It includes eight sections covering clinical, surgical, nutritional, mental-health, and speech-therapy domains across preoperative and multiple postoperative phases, and features tools for tracking appointments, lifestyle changes, and self-care.
Barriers and Facilitators to Utilize Digital Technologies in Transitional Care: Insights from Multisite co-design sessions (EN)
by Petsani, D., Allegue, D.R., et al.
August 19, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This paper explores barriers and facilitators to utilizing technological tools for decision support in transitional care, comparing experiences between healthcare professionals in Canada and Greece.
Best practice recommendations for physiotherapists providing telerehabilitation to First Nations people: a modified Delphi study (EN)
by Moecke, D.P., Holyk, T., et al.
June 25, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Evaluates the use of telerehabilitation in physiotherapy services for First Nations communities. The article examines clinician and patient perspectives on feasibility, cultural relevance, and clinical outcomes, providing insight into how virtual physiotherapy can improve access and continuity of care in Indigenous populations.
Beyond videoconferencing: enhancing remote home assessments with 3D modeling technology (EN)
by Kang, J., Lee, M.J., et al.
May 02, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Examines use of 3D modeling technology via a mobile app (MapIt) to enhance remote home assessments. The system enables clinicians to generate 3D visualizations of patient environments, improving spatial understanding and facilitating more effective remote evaluation than standard videoconferencing.
BounceBack® (EN)
by BounceBack Ontario
TYPE OF TOOL: Online Treatment Program.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: BounceBack® is a free skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). It is designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered over the phone with a coach and through online videos, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.
Brain Gaming: A User’s Product Guide for the Clinician (EN)
by Kletzel, S.L., Cary Jr., M.P. et al.
August 10, 2016
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This user's guide is designed to inform clinicians and other health care professionals about the a selection of available brain gaming technologies. It highlights pros and cons of brain gaming and provides additional references that may be used to enhance knowledge of brain gaming.
Can Post Stroke Walking Improve With Telerehabilitation? A Systematic Review in Adults With Stroke (EN)
by Deshmukh, S. & Madhavan, S.
December 01, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: These findings provide evidence supporting the use of telerehabilitation as an effective mode of therapy in providing a better continuum of care in stroke survivors and improving walking related outcomes, especially those pertaining to balance and endurance.
Cardiac and Pulmonary Telerehabilitation Guideline (EN)
by Queensland Government (AUS)
January 03, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Practice Guidelines.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides recommendations on ways to adapt and expand ways of offering cardiac, heart failure and pulmonary rehabilitation with a focus on a virtual model of care.
Cardiac Rehabilitation During the COVID-19 Era: Guidance on Implementing Virtual Care (EN)
by Moulson, N., Bewick, D., et al.
June 13, 2020
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a review of the potential challenges and obstacles of this process and aims to provide pragmatic guidance to aid clinicians and administrators during this challenging time (COVID-19).
Cardio4Health Study, a Cardiac Telerehabilitation Pilot Program Aimed at Patients After an Ischemic Event: Cross-sectional Study (EN)
by Calvo-Lopez, M., Tolos, R.A., et al.
April 24, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Reports on a pilot home-based cardiac telerehabilitation program for patients following an ischemic cardiac event, evaluating its safety and effects on functional capacity, muscle strength, and quality of life.
CasaMed: Pain Therapy (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Individuals receiving home-based healthcare
BASIC DESCRIPTION: CasaMed is a smartphone app that supports home healthcare by enabling users to track health indicators, receive care instructions, communicate with providers, and manage appointments. The platform facilitates remote monitoring and coordination, helping integrate patient-reported information into continuous, home-based or hybrid models of care.
Changes in rehabilitation students’ clinical placement and clinical competence at graduation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study (EN)
by Motoya, I., Tanabe, S. et al.
June 07, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinical supervisors and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of rehabilitation student placements during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effect they had on professional competencies.
ChestCare (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or other chronic respiratory conditions; clinicians, researchers, and educators involved in pulmonary rehabilitation
BASIC DESCRIPTION: ChestCare is a smartphone app designed to support pulmonary telerehabilitation by providing symptom monitoring, functional assessments, personalized exercise programs, educational resources, and reminders. It facilitates ongoing self-management and helps integrate patient-reported information into remote or hybrid respiratory care.
Chronic Pain Treatment and Digital Health Era-An Opinion (EN)
by Rejula, V., Anitha, J., et. al.
December 10, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The relevance of chronic pain research along with the techniques and problems of diagnosing chronic pain, various treatment approaches, and current digital patient interaction tools has been discussed in this article.
Clinician perspectives on providing telepsychiatry services to young adults with first-episode psychosis during COVID-19 (EN)
by Lai, S., Abdel-Baki, A., & Peredo, R.
April 14, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Paper.
TARGET POPULATION: Telepsychiatry with first-episode psychosis.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides service providers’ perceptions on the use of telepsychiatry and changes over time.
Combined Treatment of Face-to-Face Physical Therapy and Telerehabilitation in Workers with Whiplash Syndrome (EN)
by Rodríguez-Bagó, M., Martínez-Martínez, J.M., et al.
January 31, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians and clinical researchers in rehabilitation
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides evidence on integrating telerehabilitation with in-person physical therapy for workers with whiplash syndrome, offering insights into how hybrid models may enhance rehabilitation practice.
Comparative Efficacy of Supervised, Web-Based, and Self-Guided Exercise Interventions in Women with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (EN)
by Menek, B., & Dansuk, E.
April 15, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Compares supervised, web-based, and self-guided exercise programs for women with patellofemoral pain syndrome. The web-based program, delivered through a mobile telerehabilitation platform, included guided videos and progress tracking, showing significant improvements in pain, function, and kinesiophobia, supporting its role as a viable remote rehabilitation option.
Comparison of Postoperative Telerehabilitation and Unsupervised Home-Based Training in Older Adults With Lung Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial (EN)
by Shin, Y.B., Huh, S., et al.
November 24, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Adults with cardiovascular disease participating in cardiac rehabilitation
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This research article examines the use of a structured cardiac rehabilitation approach to support recovery and secondary prevention, reporting on its effects on outcomes such as exercise capacity, symptoms, and quality of life, and discussing implications for integrating supervised and remote or hybrid rehabilitation models.
Comparison of Voice Therapy Outcomes: Clinic vs Telehealth (EN)
by LaBarge, B., Lorenz, F.J., et al.
September 01, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Explores the use of telepractice for assessing and treating voice disorders. The article examines feasibility, clinical considerations, and outcomes related to delivering voice evaluation and therapy remotely, highlighting how virtual models can support access to specialized voice care.
Considerations for paediatric student-led telepractice in speech-language therapy: A pilot observational study from South Africa (EN)
by Watermeyer, J., Nattrass, R., Beukes, J., et al.
September 29, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Paper.
TARGET POPULATION: Paediatric speech-language therapy.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Investigation of the overarching considerations for student-led telepractice in paediatric speech-language therapy.
Considerations for Speech, Language and Cognitive Assessment via Telepractice (EN)
by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
TYPE OF TOOL: Resource Website.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This resource provides guidance for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) conducting assessments of speech, language, and cognitive communication via telepractice. (Assessment of swallowing or feeding is not included.)
Costs and effects of telerehabilitation in neurological and cardiological diseases: A systematic review (EN)
by Del Pino, R., Diez-Cirarda, M., et. al.
November 29, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Telerehabilitation is an excellent alternative to traditional center rehabilitation, which increases the accessibility to rehabilitation to more people, either due to the geographical situation of the patients or the limitations of the health systems. Telerehabilitation seems to be as clinical and cost-effective as traditional rehabilitation, even if, generally, telerehabilitation is less costly.
Criterion and Construct Validity of the Pocket-Worn RISE Device to Assess Movement Behaviour in Community-Dwelling People with Stroke (EN)
by Biemans, C.F., van der Heiden, L., et al.
May 25, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Device
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The RISE device is a pocket-worn wearable device designed to monitor movement behaviour, capturing physical activity and sedentary time continuously in daily life for use in rehabilitation and behavioural monitoring contexts.
CRUSE - Chronic spontaneous urticaria monitoring (Germany) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Individuals living with chronic urticaria; clinicians, researchers, and educators interested in digital symptom-tracking tools
BASIC DESCRIPTION: CRUSE Control Urticaria is a smartphone app that allows users to track daily symptoms, disease activity, quality of life, and treatment response in chronic urticaria. It supports structured self-monitoring and enables users to generate a symptom report that can be shared with clinicians, helping integrate patient-reported information into remote or hybrid care.
Delivering group speech maintenance therapy via telerehabilitation to people with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study (EN)
by Quinn, R., Park, S., et al.
June 07, 2018
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This paper aimed to determine the feasibility of delivering a group speech maintenance programme (eLoud and Proud) to people with Parkinson’s disease via telerehabilitation.
Dolodoc App (in French) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Individuals living with chronic pain; clinicians, researchers and educators interested in digital self-management tools for pain
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Dolodoc is a smartphone app that enables users to track their chronic pain and its impact across multiple life dimensions, and offers evidence-based self-management strategies to help them cope. It supports self-monitoring of pain, quality of life, and behaviour, and can export reports summarizing pain history and related data for clinicians — facilitating integration of patient-reported data into remote or hybrid care approaches.
Editorial: Tele-NeuroRehabilitation (EN)
by Hill, A.J., Paik, N.J. et al.
November 18, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This paper presents an update on the state of knowledge and expertise in different fields of TR for neurological patients. The papers described in this special issue span a range of neurological deficits, focussing on post-stroke impairments but also covering Parkinson's Disease, MCI, and pediatric neurological impairments.
Effectiveness of a Telerehabilitation Evidence-based Tablet App for Rehabilitation in Traumatic Bone and Soft-Tissue Injuries of the Hand, Wrist and Fingers (EN)
by Suero-Pineda, A., Pascual-Vaca, A.O. et al.
February 08, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: In patients with bone and soft tissue injuries of the wrist, hand, and/or fingers, prescribing feedback-guided exercises performed on a tablet touchscreen was more effective for improving patients’ functional ability and reduced the number of patients referred to rehabilitation consultation and number of clinical appointments.
Effectiveness of an interprofessional assessment and management approach for people with chronic low back disorders delivered via virtual care: A randomized controlled trial pilot intervention (EN)
by Lovo, S., Imeah, B., et al.
June 05, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides evidence of the effectiveness for telerehabilitation interventions in chronic low back pain treatment.
Effectiveness of exercises by telerehabilitation on pain, physical function and quality of life in people with physical disabilities: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials with GRADE recommendations (EN)
by Dias, J.F., Oliveira, V.C. et al.
October 15, 2020
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Exercise by telerehabilitation may be an alternative to treat pain, physical function and quality of life in adults with physical disabilities when compared with other intervention.
Effects of a physical activity and endometriosis-based education program delivered by videoconference on endometriosis symptoms: the CRESCENDO program (inCRease physical Exercise and Sport to Combat ENDOmetriosis) protocol study (EN)
by Escriva-Boulley, G., Philip, C.A., Warembourg, S. et al.
April 25, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Treatment Protocol.
TARGET POPULATION: Program developed for people suffering from endometriosis.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A clinical trial protocol investigating a videoconference-based program aimed at increasing physical exercise in those with endometriosis.
eHealth implementation in Europe: a scoping review on legal, ethical, financial, and technological aspects (EN)
by Bente, B.E., Dongen, A.V., et al.
March 07, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and health technology developers
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Reviews the legal, ethical, financial, and technological factors influencing eHealth implementation in Europe. The study identifies barriers such as data security, consent, liability, funding, and interoperability, and proposes a framework to support sustainable, ethical, and integrated digital health deployment across multiple stakeholder levels.
Ethics and Equity Challenges in Telerehabilitation for Older Adults: Rapid Review (EN)
by Veras, M., Auger, L.P. et al.
August 25, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Examines ethical and equity challenges in telerehabilitation for older adults, including issues of access, digital literacy, and privacy, and suggests frameworks to guide more inclusive virtual care models.
Evaluating PREPaRe (Promoting Readiness and Engagement in Pain Rehabilitation) A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Telehealth Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Youth and Families With Chronic Pain (EN)
by Smith, A., Rogan, H., & Deirdre, L.
November 01, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Researchers, clinicians, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This research article evaluates PREPaRe, a telehealth motivational interviewing intervention designed to enhance readiness and engagement in pain rehabilitation for youth with chronic pain and their families, using a randomized controlled trial design.
Evaluation of Self-Management Support Functions in Apps for People with Persistent Pain (EN)
by Devan, H., Farmery, D., et. al.
February 12, 2019
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The aim of the study was to evaluate the contents of smartphone apps providing information on pain management strategies for people with persistent pain facilitating self-management support and to appraise the app quality.
Family caregivers' satisfaction with telerehabilitation and follow-up intervention for older people with dementia: Randomized clinical trial (EN)
by Gerassi, R.C., de Andrade, L.P. et al.
November 01, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Explores the effectiveness of a virtual reality–based telerehabilitation program for individuals with Parkinson’s disease. The intervention integrates VR exercises with remote monitoring to improve motor performance, balance, and functional outcomes in home-based rehabilitation.
Healthcare professionals’ experiences of video consultations in palliative care in rural areas: an intervention study in community care (EN)
by Brannstrom, M., Philipsson, J., et al.
June 17, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Explores healthcare professionals’ experiences with video consultations for palliative care in rural Sweden. The study highlights how virtual visits can extend access to specialist expertise, improve communication among care teams, and support equitable end-of-life care in community and nursing home settings.
Home-Based Telerehabilitation in Older Patients with COPD and Heart Failure (EN)
by Bernocchi, P., Vitacca, M., et al.
August 30, 2017
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The aim of this study was to investigate, after in-hospital rehabilitation, the feasibility and efficacy of a telerehabilitation home-based programme (Telereab-HBP) integrated with medical/nursing telesurveillance, compared to conventional care, in terms of: (i) exercise tolerance as the primary outcome, and (ii) time-to-event (hospitalisation for any reason, or death), dyspnoea, physical activity profile, disability and QoL, as the secondary outcomes.
Implementing Team-Based Post-Stroke Telerehabilitation: A Case Example (EN)
by Anderson, M., Dexter, B., et al.
June 03, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This case example reports the development, implementation, and progression of a post-acute treatment program delivered via telerehabilitation to a woman with left hemorrhagic stroke.
Improvement in quality of life and cognitive function in Post Covid Syndrome after online occupational therapy: results from a randomized controlled pilot study (EN)
by Schroder, D., Stolting, A., et al.
May 10, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Reports on the development and testing of a telerehabilitation platform for post-stroke patients. The system combines remote exercise programs, progress monitoring, and clinician feedback, demonstrating how digital rehabilitation can support recovery at home.
Improving Functional Communication Outcomes in Post-Stroke Aphasia via Telepractice: An Alternative Service Delivery Model for Underserved Populations (EN)
by Carr, P., Moser, D., et al.
December 13, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: All participants demonstrated improvements in CCRSA scores, total words produced correctly on trained CST stimuli, and total words produced correctly on trained ORLA stimuli. No differences were noted in CADL-3 scores. All participants were highly satisfied with telepractice as a service delivery model.
Internet-Based Audiological Interventions: An Update for Clinicians (EN)
by Beukes, E.W., & Manchaiah, V.
June 19, 2019
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Discusses telepractice and onsite service delivery in speech-language pathology, offering considerations for combining both service modes, including legal, technological, and implementation aspects.
KaKalink (Japan) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Online Platform
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians, researchers, and patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis
BASIC DESCRIPTION: KaKalink is a digital self-management platform for people receiving peritoneal dialysis. It supports daily treatment logging, symptom tracking, remote monitoring, and access to educational resources, helping patients manage therapy at home and communicate effectively with their care teams.
Le déploiement des compétences en téléréadaptation en contexte de pandémie de COVID-19 : le vécu des ergothérapeutes du Québec (FR)
by Bonin, N., Racette, E., et al.
December 19, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of experiences of occupational therapists practicing in Quebec Canada using telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Me & COPD (EN)
by Karlsson, A., Sonnerfors, P., et al.
June 23, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians, and researchers
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Me & COPD is a mobile application designed to support home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The app offers guided exercise sessions, progress tracking, and self-management tools to enhance adherence and facilitate remote rehabilitation delivery.
ME-BYO Index (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The Me-Byo Index app is a smartphone-based health assessment app designed to capture self-reported and sensor-based data to quantify an individual’s health status across multiple physical and mental domains for monitoring over time.
Moving together - benefits of an online dance program on physical and mental health for older women: an exploratory mixed-method study (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Research article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for researchers and clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides support for the implementation of an online dance program on the self-reported wellbeing on older women.
MyRA App for Rheumatoid Arthritis (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Individuals living with rheumatoid arthritis
BASIC DESCRIPTION: myRAteam is a smartphone app that provides a social support platform where users with rheumatoid arthritis can connect, share experiences, exchange practical advice, and access condition-related resources. It supports peer-driven engagement and can complement remote or hybrid care by helping individuals manage their condition through community support.
Neofect Smart Glove (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Digital Smart Glove (Wearable Device)
TARGET POPULATION: Individuals with hand function impairment requiring rehabilitation
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The digital smart glove is a wearable device used with virtual training tasks to capture hand and finger movements in real time, provide intensive, task-oriented practice, and support objective monitoring of hand function during rehabilitation.
No transport? No worries! Cardiac telerehabilitation is a feasible and effective alternative to centre-based programs (EN)
by Hwang, R., Gane, E.M., et al.
February 18, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This review aims to provide a synopsis of the current evidence on home-based cardiac rehabilitation with a focus on telerehabilitation and practical considerations.
Novel Wearable System to Recognize Sign Language in Real Time (EN)
by Umut, I. & Kumdereli, U.C.
July 12, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Describes a wearable system using surface electromyography and motion sensors to recognize sign language in real time. The system supports communication for individuals with hearing or speech impairments and demonstrates how wearable technologies can be integrated into telerehabilitation and assistive communication.
Occupation-Based Coaching by Means of Telehealth for Families of Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (EN)
by Little, L.M., Pope, E. et al.
January 23, 2018
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The article investigates Occupation-Based Coaching delivered via telehealth as a method of intervention to increase parent efficacy and child participation among families of children with ASD.
Optimizing Telehealth Pain Care after COVID-19 (EN)
by Tauben, D.J., Langford, D.J., et. al.
August 20, 2020
TYPE OF TOOL: Topical Review.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of the telehealth milieu shortly after the start of the pandemic.
Perspectives of Rehabilitation Professionals on Implementing a Validated Home Telerehabilitation Intervention for Older Adults in Geriatric Rehabilitation: Multisite Focus Group Study (EN)
by Pol, M., Qadeer, A., et. al.
July 18, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Describes the design and evaluation of a digital rehabilitation program for individuals with multiple sclerosis. The program delivers remote physical activity sessions, self-management strategies, and monitoring tools to support long-term function and quality of life.
Post-stroke aphasia at the time of COVID-19 pandemic: a telerehabilitation perspective (EN)
by Cassarino, L., Santoro, F., et al.
January 28, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The aim was to test the feasibility and utility of telerehabilitation to support future randomized controlled trials.
Program for Excellence in Telerehabilitation Education and Research (PETER) (EN)
by University of British Columbia
TYPE OF TOOL: Program for Excellence.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a vision of consolidating telerehabilitation information, training students and clinicians, facilitating research, and bringing together stakeholders.
Proloquo2Go (EN)
by Assistive Ware
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians, and researchers
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Proloquo2Go is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app for iOS devices that enables nonspeaking children and adults to communicate using symbol-based vocabulary, customizable layouts, and synthesized voices. It is used to support communication and language development in clinical and rehabilitation contexts.
Remote Cognitive and behavioral assessment: Report of the Alzheimer Society of Canada Task Force on Dementia care best practices for COVID-19. (EN)
by Geddes, M.R, O'Connell, M., et al.
September 22, 2020
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provide a multi?dimensional framework for remotely assessing cognitive, functional, behavioral, and physical aspects of people with cognitive impairment, along with ethical and technical considerations.
Self-management of type 2 diabetes using a co-designed text based mobile health (mHealth) intervention in Nepal: A study protocol for randomised controlled trial (EN)
by Shrestha, N., Simkhada, P., et al.
November 04, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Researchers, clinicians, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This research article presents a study protocol for evaluating a co-designed text-based mobile health intervention to support self-management of type 2 diabetes, describing the randomized controlled trial design and planned outcome measures.
Sensor-based telerehabilitation system increases patient adherence after knee surgery (EN)
by Hoher, J., Lischke, B., et al.
February 17, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Describes a sensor-based telerehabilitation system for patients after knee surgery. The system integrates motion sensors with a mobile app to guide exercises, track range of motion and coordination, and provide feedback for clinicians, supporting adherence and individualized rehabilitation in home settings.
Smart Bandages: The Future of Wound Care (EN)
by Derakhshandeh, H., Kashaf, S.S., et al.
September 06, 2018
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This paper discusses technologies that have been developed to actively monitor the wound environment. It also highlights drug delivery tools that have been integrated with bandages to facilitate precise temporal and spatial control over drug release and review automated or semi-automated systems that can respond to the wound environment.
Smartphone applications are used for self-management, telerehabilitation, evaluation and data collection in low back pain healthcare: a scoping review (EN)
by Dobija, L., Lechauve, J.B., et. al.
September 06, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Scoping review.
TARGET POPULATION: Lower back pain.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Scoping review of research using smartphone applications to study lower back pain.
Smartphone-based Monitoring and cognition Modification Against Recurrence of Depression (SMARD) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: SMARD (Smartphone-based Monitoring and cognition Modification Against Recurrence of Depression) is a smartphone app designed to deliver and monitor cognitive training tasks and passive behavioural monitoring aimed at modifying cognitive biases and identifying early behavioural signs of depressive recurrence.
SmartRehab Platform (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Platform
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: SmartRehab is a digital telerehabilitation platform designed to deliver, monitor, and adjust rehabilitation exercises remotely using connected technologies to support home-based rehabilitation.
Spasticity outpatient evaluation via telemedicine (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an outline of the assessment of patients with spasticity via telemedicine. Includes tips and guidelines for conducting a virtual examination assessment.
SRAT (Smart Rehabilitation Assessment Tool) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Assessment Tool
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians, researchers, and rehabilitation engineers
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The SRAT (Smart Rehabilitation Assessment Tool) is a sensor-based system designed to evaluate upper limb movement performance during rehabilitation. It uses wearable inertial sensors and machine learning algorithms to measure motion quality, coordination, and functional progress in real time, supporting both in-clinic and remote assessment.
START—the Swiss tele-assisted rehabilitation and training program (EN)
by Gaumann, S., Ziller, C., et. al.
January 30, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Online Platform
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians, researchers, and stroke survivors
BASIC DESCRIPTION: START (Swiss Tele-Assisted Rehabilitation and Training) is a digital telerehabilitation platform designed to support the transition from inpatient to outpatient rehabilitation for individuals recovering from stroke. It provides remote exercise training, performance monitoring, and therapist-assisted sessions to promote continuity of care and safe recovery at home.
STASISM (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Online Platform
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians, researchers, and patients requiring physical rehabilitation
BASIC DESCRIPTION: STASISM is a multi-sensor telerehabilitation and telemonitoring platform that integrates wearable motion sensors, electromyography, and serious gaming. It provides personalized exercise programs, real-time feedback, and data collection to support motor recovery and engagement during home-based rehabilitation.
Systematic development and refinement of a user-centered evidence-based digital toolkit for supporting self-care in gestational diabetes mellitus (EN)
by Nunes, M.L., Felix, B., et. al.
April 08, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Online Toolkit
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians, researchers, and pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The NUTRIA Toolkit is a user-centred, evidence-based digital resource designed to support self-care in gestational diabetes. It includes behavioural and educational modules focused on nutrition, physical activity, and glucose management, providing practical tools and guidance for both patients and health professionals to promote effective GDM management.
Technologies for monitoring activities of daily living in older adults: a systematic review (EN)
by Gadey, N., Pataunia, P., et al.
March 23, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for researchers and clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a systematic review on the extent and diversity of technologies that monitor daily activities in older adults.
TEHEplus - Technology-Enhanced Home Exercise and acupressure (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Online Program
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for adult patients receiving immunotherapy for solid tumors, as well as clinicians and researchers
BASIC DESCRIPTION: TEHEplus is a 12-week technology-enhanced home program that combines personalized exercise sessions with guided acupressure. The program includes remote symptom tracking and digital support tools to help users manage fatigue, pain, sleep difficulties, and functional limitations during cancer treatment.
TeleChat Program (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Program
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: TeleCHAT is a structured telehealth program designed to support remote delivery of assessment, intervention, and follow-up through guided communication between clinicians and clients in a telerehabilitation context.
Telehealth for Dysphagia Across the Life Span: Using Contemporary Evidence and Expertise to Guide Clinical Practice During and After COVID-19 (EN)
by Malandraki, G.A., Arkenberg, R.H., et al.
March 26, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Reviews evidence on telehealth for dysphagia across all age groups and provides clinical guidance for adopting virtual swallowing assessments and interventions, especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telemedicine for cognitive impairment: a telephone survey of patients’ experiences with neurological video consultation. (EN)
by Ruggiero, F., Zirone, E., et al.
June 27, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Telemedicine is well received by patients and their caregivers. However, successful delivery incorporates support from staff and care partners to navigate technologies. The exclusion of older adults with cognitive impairment in developing telemedicine systems may further exacerbate access to care in this population.
Telepsychiatry for people with intellectual disabilities and mental health difficulties during Covid-19 pandemic: survey of self-reported experience and acceptability to patients, carers and psychiatrists in the UK (EN)
by Gates, B., Sawhney, I., et al.
October 29, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Focuses on telepsychiatry for adults with intellectual disabilities and mental health challenges during COVID-19. Explores the experiences, benefits, and challenges of remote psychiatric consultations for patients, carers, and psychiatrists in the UK.
Telerehab at Home: Mobile Tablet Technology for Patients With Poststroke Communication Deficits—A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Control Trial (EN)
by Mallet, K. H., Shamloul, R.M. et al.
January 12, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: SLT using telerehabilitation via mobile technology is feasible in the very early stages of acute stroke recovery. It is potentially an effective means of bridging the gap between discharge from the acute care setting to the start of outpatient SLT services.
Telerehab Toolkit (EN)
by University of Plymouth (UK)
TYPE OF TOOL: Patient and practitioner toolkit
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians, patients, and students involved in telerehabilitation
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This toolkit from the University of Plymouth provides practical guides and resources to support effective remote rehabilitation sessions. It includes patient guides, digital skills resources, and practitioner guidance, making it especially relevant for individuals with movement impairment, disability, or recovering from COVID-19.
Telerehabilitation as a Therapeutic Exercise Tool versus Face-to-Face Physiotherapy: A Systematic Review (EN)
by Muñoz-Tomás, M.T., Burillo-Lafuente, M. et al.
February 28, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Most of the studies concluded that physiotherapy interventions using telerehabilitation were at least as effective as traditional rehabilitation interventions and are considered feasible and effective options. In general, telerehabilitation interventions were shown to improve functional level and quality of life, as no significant differences with control groups were observed. This review provides information on patients’ high levels of satisfaction and adherence, with values equivalent to traditional rehabilitation in all cases.
Telerehabilitation for Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families: A Systematic Review (EN)
by Ogourtsova, T., Boychuck, Z et al.
August 01, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research paper.
TARGET POPULATION: Researchers and clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of telerehabilitation interventions focused on improving child and parent related outcomes for children and youth with developmental disabilities. Results suggest telerehabilitation is a promising alternative to face to face care.
Telerehabilitation for musculoskeletal pain – An overview of systematic reviews (EN)
by Vieira, L.M., Sato, A.A.. et al.
March 20, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Summarizes evidence from multiple systematic reviews on telerehabilitation programs for musculoskeletal pain, showing how remote education, exercise, feedback, and self-management approaches may improve pain, function, and access to care.
Telerehabilitation for people with low vision (EN)
by Bittner, A., Yoshinaga, P., et al.
January 13, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The included trial found similar efficacy between telerehabilitation with a therapist and an active control intervention of self?guided training in mostly younger to middle?aged adults with low vision who received a new wearable electronic aid. Given the disease burden and the growing interest in telemedicine, the two ongoing studies, when completed, may provide further evidence of the potential for telerehabilitation as a platform for providing services to people with low vision.
Telerehabilitation Implementation: Perspectives from Physiotherapists Working in Complex Care (EN)
by O'Neil, van Ierssel et al.
January 06, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This mixed-method study aimed to identify the barriers and new facilitators of telerehabilitation clinical implementation.
Telerehabilitation improves physical function and reduces dyspnoea in people with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions: a systematic review (EN)
by da Silva Vieira, Pinto, et al.
April 14, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Telerehabilitation may improve functional capacity, dyspnoea, performance and physical components of quality of life and does not substantially increase adverse events. This mixed-method study aimed to identify the barriers and new facilitators of telerehabilitation clinical implementation.
Telerehabilitation in Speech-Language Pathology (EN)
by Davis & Pagliuco
January 14, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Review of the current literature supports the use of teletherapy to evaluate and treat patients with a variety of diagnoses including aphasia, articulation disorders, autism, dysarthria, dysphagia, fluency disorders, language and cognitive disorders, and voice disorders (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2020).
Telerehabilitation Initiated Early in Post-Stroke Recovery: A Feasibility Study (EN)
by Edwards, D., Kumar, S. et al.
March 06, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: To examine the feasibility, safety, and potential efficacy of an established telerehabilitation (TR) program after stroke initiated during admission to an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) and completed in the patient’s home.
Telerehabilitation Satisfaction Questionnaire (TrSQ) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Assessment Tool
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The TrSQ (Telerehabilitation Satisfaction Questionnaire) is a tool used to measure satisfaction with telerehabilitation services. It assesses user perceptions of usability, system quality, and service quality in remote rehabilitation contexts.
Telerehabilitation service impact on physical function and adherence compared to face-to-face rehabilitation in patients with stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (EN)
by Munoz-Tomas, T., Burillo-Lafuente, M. et al.
May 04, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Most of the studies concluded that physiotherapy interventions using telerehabilitation were at least as effective as traditional rehabilitation interventions and are considered feasible and effective options. In general, telerehabilitation interventions were shown to improve functional level and quality of life, as no significant differences with control groups were observed. This review provides information on patients’ high levels of satisfaction and adherence, with values equivalent to traditional rehabilitation in all cases.
TelereHub Child - Telerehab Resources (EN)
by TELEREHUB Child
TYPE OF TOOL: Clinician resource hub
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians implementing telerehabilitation with children and families
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This resource page from Telerehub-Child offers evidence-based tools to support telehealth adoption, including the Telehealth Readiness Assessment (TRA) tool, a clinician appointment preparation form for family engagement, and a video on understanding levels of evidence.
The Current Accuracy, Cost-Effectiveness, and Uses of Musculoskeletal Telehealth and Telerehabilitation Services (EN)
by Rennie, K., Taylor, C. et al.
July 01, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This article concludes that telehealth services achieve an average agreement with in-person assessments of 62% for the knee and 31% for the shoulder and that telerehabilitation services incur average cost savings per patient of £38.57 but that these savings are primarily a result of a reduced need to travel.
The efficacy of a telerehabilitation-based clinical Pilates program on lumbopelvic muscle morphology and strength in female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomized controlled trial (EN)
by Sari, F., Mirza, Y., et al.
October 03, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Explores a digital, home-based rehabilitation program for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, examining remote delivery of exercise, symptom monitoring, and self-management support. The article highlights how virtual rehabilitation can complement traditional care by improving accessibility and continuity of treatment.
The Future of Wearables in Heart Failure Patients (EN)
by DeVore, A.D., Wosik, J. et. al.
November 14, 2019
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This review assessed potential applications of wearable devices in Heart Failure (HF), summarizes available data, and discusses the future of wearables for improving HF care and health.
The Impact of Different Mobile Health Technologies on Physical Activity of COPD Patients: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis (EN)
by An, W., Ning, S., et al.
October 29, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This article examines how different mobile health technologies can support telerehabilitation for individuals with COPD by encouraging physical activity and exercise endurance when in-person pulmonary rehabilitation is difficult to access.
The Mobile Constant - The Constant-Murley Scale (CMS) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Assessment
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The Constant-Murley Scale is a standardized shoulder assessment tool used to evaluate pain, daily activities, range of motion, and strength to quantify shoulder function.
The Role of Animals in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Telehealth Interventions: A Survey of Therapist Perspectives (EN)
by Burr, M. & Le, C.
April 08, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This study explored the perceptions of occupational therapy (OT) practitioners regarding including animals in telehealth OT pediatric interventions.
The state of the art in telerehabilitation for musculoskeletal conditions (EN)
by Marina, P.B., Jacob, M.F. et al.
January 04, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Telerehabilitation can promote patient engagement in health care and plays an important role in improving health outcomes in patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Digital health technologies can also offer new opportunities to educate patients and facilitate the process of behavior change to a healthy lifestyle.
The Tele-Berg Balance Scale (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Assessment Tool
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and researchers working with stroke survivors
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The Tele-Berg Balance Scale is a videoconference-based adaptation of the Berg Balance Scale for remote assessment. It enables clinicians to evaluate balance in stroke survivors through virtual sessions, offering a reliable and valid alternative to in-person testing for telerehabilitation.
The Telehealth Ten: A Guide for a Patient-Assisted Virtual Physical Examination (EN)
by Benziger, C.P., Huffman, M.D., et al.
July 18, 2020
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The authors propose the “Telehealth Ten,” which is a patient-assisted clinical examination to help guide clinicians.
The Telerehabilitation in Heart Failure Patients (TELEREH-HF) Randomized Clinical Trial (EN)
by Piotrowicz, E., Pencina, M.J., et al.
November 17, 2019
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This study aimed to assess whether potential improvements in quality-of-life outcomes after a 9-week HCTR intervention in patients with heart failure translate into improvement in clinical outcomes during extended 12 to 24 months of follow-up, compared with usual care.
Validity of mHealth devices for counting steps in individuals with Parkinson's disease (EN)
by de Carvalho Lana, R., De Paula, A.R., et al.
October 01, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: GoogleFit, STEPZ, Fitbit Inc.®, Pacer, and Health are valid instruments to measure the number of steps over a given period of time with moderate to high correlation with the criterion-standard in individuals with PD. This result shows that technology such as smartphone applications and activity monitor can be used to assess the number of steps in individuals with PD, and allows the possibility of using this technology for assessment and intervention purposes.
Valuable Lessons Learnt From a Global Tele-Rehabilitation Partnership Program During COVID-19 (EN)
by Coutinho, F., Storr, C. et al.
November 01, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of stakeholder experiences while utilizing a novel global tele-rehabilitation program between several Canadian Universities and a program in rural India.
Virtual Care Learning Hub (EN)
by Center for Care Innovations (CCI)
TYPE OF TOOL: Virtual care learning hub and toolkits
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for healthcare teams, leaders, and organizations implementing virtual care models
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The Center for Care Innovations’ Virtual Care Innovation Network provides practical toolkits and resources on telemedicine for health equity, technology adoption, texting for care, workflows, and patient engagement. It highlights implementation strategies, case studies, and guides to support equitable and effective virtual healthcare delivery
Work Well Systems–Functional Capacity Evaluation (WWS-FCE) via Videoconference (EN)
by Work Well Systems
TYPE OF TOOL: Functional Capacity Evaluation.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A standardized tool assessing work-related skills adapted and validated for videoconference.
