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Telerehabilitation In South Africa – Is There A Way Forward?
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South Africa, like the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, has a disproportionate burden of disease and a shortage of health professionals. Telemedicine has been identified as a possible way of overcoming part of the problem but telemedicine has not been widely adopted. In the public sector hospitals in South Africa which serve 82% of the population there are 2.5 physiotherapists and 2 occupational therapists per 100,000 people served. The extent of telerehabilitation in South Africa is unknown. A literature review of telerehabilitation found no papers from South Africa. A survey of the heads of university departments of physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language pathology revealed limited knowledge of telerehabilitation. Telerehabilitation services are confined to follow-up of patients at some institutions by telephone, fax or email. There is need to raise awareness among therapists if telerehabilitation is to become a reality in South Africa. Future actions are outlined.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mars, M.
- Affiliations
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Mars, Maurice
- ORCID
- Mars, Maurice
- Venue
- International Journal of Telerehabilitation
- Publisher
- Hawaii Pacific University
- Published
- 2011-05-24
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 11-8
- ISSN
- 1945-2020 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4296800
- OpenAlex
- W2059937979
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Telerehabilitation (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Keywords
- telerehabilitation, telemedicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, health workforce shortage, public hospitals, telehealth adoption, South Africa
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