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. 2024 Jun 28;16(1):e6610.
doi: 10.5195/ijt.2024.6610. eCollection 2024.

The Delphi Method: Developing a Telerehabilitation Practice Guideline for Patients in Indonesia with Long COVID

Nurul Paramita  1   2 , Dewi Irawati Soeria Santoso  2 , Nury Nusdwinuringtyas  3 , Menaldi Rasmin  4 , Neng Tine Kartinah  2 , Sri Widia A Jusman  5 , Murdani Abdullah  6 , Damayanti Tinduh  7   8 , Siti Chandra Widjanantie  9 , Melinda Harini  3 , Imelda Rosalyn Sianipar  2 , Boya Nugraha  10   11 , Christoph Gutenbrunner  10 , Sandra Widaty  12   13
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The Delphi Method: Developing a Telerehabilitation Practice Guideline for Patients in Indonesia with Long COVID

Nurul Paramita et al. Int J Telerehabil. .

Abstract

Telerehabilitation has the potential to help expand the reach of rehabilitation intervention. An online questionnaire-based Delphi method set out to develop a telerehabilitation guideline for patients in Indonesia with Long COVID. A Delphi panel comprised of 24 experts was selected from all relevant disciplines. Over two rounds of Delphi testing, panelists gave opinions and indicated their level of agreement with each recommendation. Key elements of consensus for a telerehabilitation guideline for patients with Long COVID includes: the benefit of telerehabilitation, types of rehabilitation intervention needed, methods of intervention, criteria for home-based self-exercise training, set-up of rehabilitation prescription, exercise monitoring, evaluation of rehabilitation intervention and duration of rehabilitation intervention. Further research is needed to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of this guideline.

Keywords: Delphi method; Guideline; Long COVID; Rehabilitation; Telerehabilitation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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The Modified Delphi Process Used in This Study
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Characteristic of Panelists
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Opinion Regarding Rehabilitation Intervention for Long COVID (N = 24)
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Types of Physical Examination to Determine Rehabilitation Intervention Long COVID
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