Telerehabilitation Readiness, Knowledge, and Acceptance of Future Physiatrists in the Philippines: An Online Survey During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Carl Froilan D Leochico, Marc Francis J Perez, Jose Alvin P Mojica and 1 others
PMID 36188950WHAT IT FOUND
Rehabilitation residents in the Philippines are highly willing to use telerehabilitation but lack the technical knowledge to do so safely.
Most did not know basic internet bandwidth requirements or cyber-security standards. Readiness depends on personal optimism, not on actual competence.
Key findings
01Residents reported excellent acceptance and good readiness for telerehabilitation, but only fair knowledge.
02Less than 15% of residents correctly identified the minimum internet bandwidth required for a single-provider practice.
03Personal optimism and innovativeness predicted readiness to use telerehabilitation, while actual knowledge and acceptance scores did not.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they found
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What it does not show
The study only surveyed physicians (physiatrists), not therapists, so it does not directly reflect the readiness or knowledge of PTs, OTs, or SLPs. Self-reported readiness and acceptance may not match actual clinical behavior. The knowledge test consisted of only 5 questions, which may not fully capture competence. Results are specific to the Philippine context during the pandemic and may not generalize to other settings.
Declared interests
The study was funded by a Residents' Research Grant from the Philippine General Hospital. The authors declared no commercial or financial conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume that high acceptance of telerehabilitation means clinicians are competent to deliver it. The residents in this study were willing to use the technology but lacked basic technical knowledge, such as bandwidth requirements and security protocols.