Exploring Barriers to Implementing Telerehabilitation from experiences of managers, policymakers, and providers of rehabilitation services in Iran: A Qualitative Study
Niloufar Rabanifar, Mohammad Ali Hossieni, Kianoush Abdi
Abstract
This study shows that based on the insights from the experiences of participants, inadequate infrastructure and poor knowledge of the use of equipment are the most important obstacles in the way of TR. This study reveals that the implementation of TR in Iran encounters several obstacles and eliminating them requires serious effort.
Topics & Concepts
TelerehabilitationQualitative researchTeamworkRehabilitationNonprobability samplingHealth careFeelingAxial codingContent analysisVariety (cybernetics)Service providerPsychologyNursingKnowledge managementApplied psychologyMedical educationBusinessMedicineGrounded theoryService (business)TelemedicineComputer scienceTheoretical samplingEnvironmental healthMarketingSocial psychologyPolitical scienceArtificial intelligenceSociologyPopulationLawSocial scienceNeuroscienceTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryHealthcare Systems and Public Health