Patient and Provider Experiences With Compassionate Care in Virtual Physiatry: Qualitative Study.

Background: Telemedicine in the realm of rehabilitation includes the remote delivery of rehabilitation services using communication technologies (eg, telephone, emails, and video). The widespread application of virtual care grants a suitable time to explore the intersection of compassion and telemedicine, especially due to the impact of COVID-19 and how it greatly influenced the delivery of health care universally.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore how compassionate care is understood and experienced by physiatrists and patients engaged in telemedicine.

A qualitative study on the Virtual Emergency Department care experiences of equity-deserving populations.

Patients from equity-deserving populations, such as those who are from racialized communities, the 2SLGBTQI+ community, who are refugees or immigrants, and/or who have a disability, may experience a unique set of challenges accessing virtual models of care. The objective of this qualitative study was to describe the experiences of patients from equity-deserving communities and their family members who received care from a Virtual Emergency Department (ED) in Toronto, Canada. Forty-three participants (36 patients and 7 family caregivers) with different and intersecting identities who used the Virtual ED participated in the study.

Barriers and Facilitators to Delivering Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.

Objective: The purpose of this scoping review was to summarize the literature on barriers and facilitators that influence the provision and uptake of inpatient cardiac rehabilitation (ICR).

Methods: A literature search was conducted using PsycINFO, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and AgeLine. Studies were included if they were published in English after the year 2000 and focused on adults who were receiving some form of ICR (eg, exercise counselling and training, education for heart-healthy living).

A qualitative pilot study exploring clients' and health-care professionals' experiences with aquatic therapy post-stroke in Ontario, Canada.

Background: Aquatic therapy is beneficial for people post-stroke, as it improves their physical function, well-being, and quality of life. There is a lack of description of users' experiences and perspectives toward aquatic therapy that could elucidate contextual factors for aquatic therapy implementation.

Objectives: To explore participants' experiences with aquatic therapy post-stroke as part of a participatory design project to develop an education tool-kit to address the users' needs for aquatic therapy post-stroke.

Workplace inclusion: A scoping review of the qualitative literature.

Background: An inclusive workplace culture supports and values the individual and collective work processes of workers from diverse backgrounds. The reality or perception of inclusion or exclusion at work can influence the social functioning, health, and well-being of workers. However, we lack knowledge about the concepts relevant to inclusion at the workplace.

Sex and gender differences in quality of life and related domains for individuals with adult acquired lower-limb amputation: a scoping review.

Purpose: To understand what is known about sex and gender differences in quality of life (QoL) and related domains for individuals with an adult acquired lower limb amputation (LLA).

Methods: A computer-assisted literature search of four online databases was completed. Articles were included if they incorporated sex or gender as part of their data analysis with a focus on QoL-related domains.