- Title
- The feasibility of a telehealth exercise program aimed at increasing cardiorespiratory fitness for people after stroke
- Creator
- Galloway, Margaret; Marsden, Dianne L.; Callister, Robin; Nilsson, Michael; Erickson, Kirk I.; English, Coralie
- Relation
- International Journal of Telerehabilitation Vol. 11, Issue 2, p. 9-28
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2019.6290
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Background: Accessing suitable fitness programs post-stroke is difficult for many. The feasibility of telehealth delivery has not been previously reported. Objectives: To assess the feasibility of, and level of satisfaction with home-based telehealth-supervised aerobic exercise training post-stroke. Methods: Twenty-one ambulant participants (= 3 months post-stroke) participated in a home-based telehealth-supervised aerobic exercise program (3 d/week, moderate-vigorous intensity, 8-weeks) and provided feedback via questionnaire post-intervention. Session details, technical issues, and adverse events were also recorded. Results: Feasibility was high (83% of volunteers met telehealth eligibility criteria, 85% of sessions were conducted by telehealth, and 95% of participants rated usability favourably). Ninety-five percent enjoyed telehealth exercise sessions and would recommend them to others. The preferred telehealth exercise program parameters were: frequency 3 d/week, duration 20-30 min/session, program length 6-12 weeks. Conclusion: The telehealth delivery of exercise sessions to people after stroke appears feasible and may be considered as a viable alternative delivery means for providing supervised exercise post-stroke.
- Subject
- cardiorespiratory fitness; exercise; stroke; telemedicine; telerehabilitation
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1424052
- Identifier
- uon:38018
- Identifier
- ISSN:1945-2020
- Rights
- Copyright (c) 2019 Margaret Galloway, Dianne L Marsden, Robin Callister, Michael Nilsson, Kirk I. Erickson, Coralie English. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- Language
- eng
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