
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 11
Опубликована: Май 14, 2025
Inadequate clinician training and support is a primary challenge to physiotherapists' adopting telehealth. Training must be underpinned by relevant capability frameworks co-developed meet the needs preferences of existing physiotherapy workforce. Establish framework for delivery care via telehealth understand requirements achieve competency specifically publicly funded Sequential multi-methods study design. Phase 1: Physiotherapists with experience participated in 2-round e-Delphi process establish consensus on core domains (Round 1, n = 29; Round 2, 26). 2: (n 35) subsequently rated their current knowledge confidence each item. 3: Participatory focus groups, involving physiotherapists 37) from six facilities, identified theoretical practical most local contexts thematic analysis. Fifty-three items were produced across eight (Compliance, Patient privacy confidentiality, safety, Technology Skills, Telehealth Delivery, Assessment Diagnosis, Care Planning Management, Access Equity). Knowledge ranked lowest within Skills domain (% respondents reporting high levels 28.6%-42.9%), highest Delivery 54.2% -80%). Focus groups technology skills, risk management (patient safety) superuser as priority areas training. additional competencies compliment 53-item framework. Adopting sequential participatory approach successfully package suitable implementation public outpatient setting.
Язык: Английский