The additional value of e-Health for patients with a temporomandibular disorder: a mixed methods study on the perspectives of orofacial physical therapists and patients.
Hedwig Aleida van der MeerAnnet DoomenCorine Mirjam VisscherRaoul H H EngelbertMaria W G Nijhuis-van der SandenCaroline M SpeksnijderPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology (2022)
OPTs and patients with TMD shared the idea that exercise videos are of added value on top of usual physical therapy care for TMD complaints, which could be delivered through e-Health.Implications for RehabilitationPhysical therapists and patients with temporomandibular disorders do not use all features of the e-Health application Physitrack in a clinical setting.Exercise videos were the most often used feature and seen as most valuable by physical therapists and patients.Based on a small number of participants, e-Health applications such as Physitrack may be perceived as a valuable addition to the usual care, though this would need verification by a study designed to evaluate the therapeutic effect (e.g., a randomised clinical trial).
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