Practical Considerations in Telehealth
The patient and therapist need access to the appropriate technology
- Video: minimum requirements device with microphone and camera and a stable internet connection
- Environment for both therapist and patient:
- Space
- Clear form clutter
- Private
- Furniture required and how it should be arranged
- Equipment required
- Background: preferably stationary.
- Lighting: clearly see your patient at all times. Above or behind computer screen. Close curtain and turn on the lights. Work with patient
- Noise: eliminate background noise, radio or television. Headset with microphone useful for therapist.
- Clothes the patient is wearing, light plain color
- Position relative to the camera, front on. Face and upper chest in view. Are you looking at the patient or the camera. When demonstrating the action, position yourself correctly.
- Continually ask patient to reposition the camera and themselves - get the patient position right
- Position yourself to avoid mistakes with goniometry assessment.
Resources[edit | edit source]
https://www.who.int/goe/publications/goe_telemedicine_2010.pdf
https://www.wcpt.org/sites/wcpt.org/files/files/congress/19/Presentations/WCPT-06.pdf
http://www.apta.org/Telehealth/
https://www.apta.org/Telehealth/Implementation/
http://www.apta.org/Telehealth/COVID-19/Modalities/
https://australian.physio/sites/default/files/APATelehealthGuidelinesCOVID190420FA.pdf