Feasibility of a home-based telerehabilitation system compared to usual care: Arm/hand function in patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury and multiple sclerosis

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 249-256

  Huijgen, Barbara C H ^a   Vollenbroek Hutten, Miriam M R ^a   Zampolini, Mauro ^b   Opisso, Eloy ^c   Bernabeu, Montse ^c   van Nieuwenhoven, Johan ^d   Ilsbroukx, Stephan ^d   Magni, Riccardo ^e   Giacomozzi, Claudia ^f   Marcellari, Velio ^f   Marchese, Sandro Scattareggia ^g   Hermens, Hermie J ^h  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b ASL 3 Umbria   (Italy)

^c University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^d National Multiple Sclerosis Center   (Belgium)

^e Pragma Engineering   (Italy)

^f ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^g Signo Motus Srl   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249125326     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2008.080104     Document Type: Article

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