Development, Reliability and Validity of the Telerehabilitation Satisfaction Questionnaire- TrSQ

Development, Reliability and Validity of the Telerehabilitation Satisfaction Questionnaire- TrSQ in Neurological Diseases

Parkinson's disease (PD), stroke, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are the most common neurological diseases. Today, physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches together with optimal medical and surgical treatment form the basis of treatment for these diseases. Recently, it has been stated that various telerehabilitation interventions in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation may be an additional option to the rehabilitation approaches applied in the clinic. In addition, there are benefits such as continuity in patient education and rehabilitation, saving time and expenditure of individuals on the road. However, some problems arise in this form of treatment. Especially weak internet connection, sometimes requiring technical knowledge and expensive equipment can reduce the participation and satisfaction level of individuals. It is also important to evaluate the level of satisfaction in expanding the usability of telerehabilitation services and determining the best telerehabilitation service. For this reason, there is a need for questionnaires investigating the satisfaction level of physiotherapy and rehabilitation applied through telerehabilitation.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Neurological Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Development of the Telerehabilitation Satisfaction Questionnaire

Detailed Description

Questionnaire items were created in two stages. First, 5 experts will independently review the literature on "telerehabilitation" and "satisfaction". In addition, these experts will be asked to create a pool of questions based on their experiences in telerehabilitation and by taking the opinions of patients receiving telerehabilitation about satisfaction. Then, 5 experts will come together and obtain a single question pool containing the questions they deem important in their question pool. The second step will involve scaling the elements. In this study, scale items will be scored on a five-point Likert scale, ranging from 1, strongly disagree to 5, strongly agree.

Then, it will be applied to a pilot group of 10 people and it will be evaluated whether the items prepared by the experts are understood by the patients. In line with the expert opinion and the result of the pilot study, the final version of the scale will be decided and applied to MS, PD, and stroke patients who make up the study group. Finally, the validity and reliability of the questionnaire will be calculated.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 63

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey
    • Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Neurological patients receiving physiotherapy and rehabilitation via telerehabilitation

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Voluntarily participate in research to accept
• Mini-Mental Test score more than or equal 24
• Previously receiving physical therapy through telerehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any visual, hearing, and perception problems that may affect the answering the questionnaire items.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Telerehabilitation Satisfaction; Telerehabilitation Satisfaction Group	Other: Development of the Telerehabilitation Satisfaction Questionnaire; This study will be examined the development, validity, and reliability of the Telerehabilitation Satisfaction Questionnaire in patients with MS.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Telerehabilitation Satisfaction Questionnaire in patients with Neurological disease	Patients get a minimum of 0 points (best condition) and a maximum of 4 points (worst condition) for each question on this scale.	One week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Gazi University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Yip MP, Chang AM, Chan J, MacKenzie AE. Development of the Telemedicine Satisfaction Questionnaire to evaluate patient satisfaction with telemedicine: a preliminary study. J Telemed Telecare. 2003;9(1):46-50. doi: 10.1258/135763303321159693.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 24, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 25, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): August 30, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 3, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 2, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis; Stroke; Satisfaction; Telerehabilitation; Parkinson Disease
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: 4- ND-Development-TSQ

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No