Development, Reliability and Validity of the Telerehabilitation Usability Questionnaire- TrUQ

Development, Reliability and Validity of the Telerehabilitation Usability Questionnaire- TrUQ in Neurological Diseases

Neurological diseases are central nervous system diseases that cause an increase in the level of disability and limitations in daily life. Multiple Sclerosis (MS), stroke, and Parkinson's Disease (PD) are among the most common apparent neurological diseases, and epidemiological studies show that their prevalence has increased over time worldwide. Although MS, stroke, and PD have different causes and neurological aspects, they generally cause motor, sensory, and/or cognitive impairments, leading to restriction of the individual's activities and participation. Today, physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches together with optimal medical and surgical treatment are the cornerstones 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. On the other hand, It is important to evaluate the level of usability 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 Usability Questionnaire

Detailed Description

Questionnaire items will be created in two stages. First, 5 experts will independently review the literature on "telerehabilitation" and "usability". 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 usability. 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): 95

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey
    • Gazi University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• 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 Usability; Telerehabilitation Usability Group	Other: Development of the Telerehabilitation Usability Questionnaire; This study will be examined the development, validity, and reliability of the Telerehabilitation Usability Questionnaire in patients with MS.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Telerehabilitation Usability 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	Baseline
Telerehabilitation Usability Questionnaire in patients with Neurological disease-Second	Patients get a minimum of 0 points (best condition) and a maximum of 4 points (worst condition) for each question on this scale	he second assessment will be conducted after the one week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Gazi University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Parmanto B, Lewis AN Jr, Graham KM, Bertolet MH. Development of the Telehealth Usability Questionnaire (TUQ). Int J Telerehabil. 2016 Jul 1;8(1):3-10. doi: 10.5195/ijt.2016.6196. eCollection 2016 Spring.

Helpful Links

• Reference 1

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 28, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 28, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): October 28, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 24, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 24, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): August 2, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): November 14, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 13, 2024
• Last Verified: November 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

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

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