Feasibility study of home telerehabilitation for physically inactive veterans

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 465-476

  Harada, Nancy D ^a,b   Dhanani, Shawkat ^a,b   Elrod, Michelle ^a   Hahn, Theodore ^a,b   Kleinman, Leonard ^b,c   Fang, Meika ^a,b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Ambulatory Care/Home Telehealth Section   (United States)

Author keywords

Deconditioning; Exercise; Exercise adherence; Exercise monitoring; Health buddy; Older adults; Physical activity; Telephone; Telerehabilitation; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

DECONDITIONING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE ADHERENCE; EXERCISE MONITORING; OLDER ADULTS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TELEREHABILITATION; TEXT MESSAGING;

HEALTH RISKS; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOME REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEMEDICINE; VETERANS;

EID: 77955801614     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2009.09.0149     Document Type: Article

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