Capabilities for Using Telemonitoring in Physiotherapy Treatment: Exploratory Qualitative Study.

Background: Telemonitoring (TM), as part of telehealth, allows physiotherapists to monitor and coach their patients using remotely collected data. The use of TM requires a different approach compared with face-to-face treatment. Although a telehealth capability framework exists for health care professionals, it remains unclear what specific capabilities are required to use TM during physiotherapy treatments.

FEASIBILITY OF INSPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING FOR PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT DYSPNOEA AFTER COVID-19 INFECTION: A PILOT STUDY.

Objective: This study investigates the feasibility of delivering inspiratory muscle training as part of the physical therapy treatment for patients with post-COVID dyspnoea.

Design: Mixed-methods pilot study.

Subjects/patients: Patients with complaints of dyspnoea after COVID-19 infection and their physical therapists.

Course of recovery of respiratory muscle strength and its associations with exercise capacity and handgrip strength: A prospective cohort study among survivors of critical illness.

Background: Mechanical ventilation affects the respiratory muscles, but little is known about long-term recovery of respiratory muscle weakness (RMW) and potential associations with physical functioning in survivors of critical illness. The aim of this study was to investigate the course of recovery of RMW and its association with functional outcomes in patients who received mechanical ventilation.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study with 6-month follow-up among survivors of critical illness who received ≥ 48 hours of invasive mechanical ventilation.

Telerehabilitation Delivery in Canada and the Netherlands: Results of a Survey Study.

Background: Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telerehabilitation (TR) has been expanding to address the challenges and risks of in-person delivery. It is likely that a level of TR delivery will continue after the pandemic because of its advantages, such as reducing geographical barriers to service. Many pandemic-related TR initiatives were put in place quickly.

Experiences of interaction between people with cancer and their healthcare professionals: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Purpose: This study investigates patients' experiences of interaction with their healthcare professionals (HCPs) during cancer treatment and identifies elements that HCPs can utilize to improve cancer care provision.

Methods: PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, and Embase were systematically searched for relevant studies published from January 2010 until February 2022. Qualitative studies investigating adult patients' perspectives on their interaction with HCPs during cancer treatment were included.

Physiotherapy With Telerehabilitation in Patients With Complicated Postoperative Recovery After Esophageal Cancer Surgery: Feasibility Study.

Background: Improvement of functional status with physiotherapy is an important goal for patients with postoperative complications and an increased length of hospital stay (LoS) after esophagectomy. Supervised physiotherapy with telerehabilitation instead of conventional face-to-face care could be an alternative to treat these patients in their home environment after hospital discharge (T0), but its feasibility has not yet been investigated in detail.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of a 12-week supervised postoperative physiotherapy intervention with telerehabilitation for patients with esophageal cancer who underwent esophagectomy and had postoperative complications or who had an increased LoS.

Influence of body composition and muscle strength on outcomes after multimodal oesophageal cancer treatment.

Background: Influence of sarcopenia in combination with other body composition parameters and muscle strength on outcomes after oesophageal surgery for oesophageal cancer remains unclear. The objectives were (i) to describe the incidence of sarcopenia in relation to adipose tissue quantity and distribution and muscle strength; (ii) to evaluate if neoadjuvant chemoradiation (nCRTx) influences body composition and muscle strength; and (iii) to evaluate the influence of body composition and muscle strength on post-operative morbidity and long-term survival.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients with oesophageal cancer who received nCRTx followed by surgery between January 2011 and 2016.

The pre- and postoperative course of functional status in patients undergoing esophageal cancer surgery.

Introduction: To optimally target physiotherapy treatment, knowledge of the pre- and postoperative course of functional status in patients undergoing esophagectomy is required. The aim of this prospective longitudinal study was to investigate the course of functional status in patients with esophageal cancer before and after esophagectomy.

Materials And Methods: Functional status outcome measures of patients with esophageal cancer who underwent surgery between March 2012 and June 2016 were prospectively measured at 3 months and at 1 day before surgery and at 1 week and at 3 months after surgery.

Muscle Strength Is Associated With Muscle Mass in Patients With Esophageal Cancer Awaiting Surgery.

Background And Purpose: Decreased muscle mass and muscle strength are independent predictors of poor postoperative recovery in patients with esophageal cancer. If there is an association between muscle mass and muscle strength, physiotherapists are able to measure muscle strength as an early predictor for poor postoperative recovery due to decreased muscle mass. Therefore, in this cross-sectional study, we aimed to investigate the association between muscle mass and muscle strength in predominantly older patients with esophageal cancer awaiting esophagectomy prior to neoadjuvant chemoradiation.