Role of Rehabilitation in Promoting Engagement in Daily Life in Multiple Sclerosis

Peeters, Niels; Loyning, I. G.; Ferdinand, Sofie; Kos, Daphne

doi:10.7224/1537-2073.2019-094

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“…A multidisciplinary approach considers the person and their entire needs. Rehabilitation is simply not a health issue but includes education, social, livelihood, and empowerment-related efforts [21]. If considered from the professionals' perspective, it means all professional groups related to rehabilitation, such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, prosthetist-orthotists, speech therapists, and social workers.…”

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Digital Rehabilitation Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for a Scoping Review (Preprint)

Oduor¹,

Korniloff²,

Gasana³

et al. 2023

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BACKGROUND Estimations show that at least one in every three people in the world needs rehabilitation at some point in the course of their illness or injury. Access to rehabilitation services is an essential part of the continuum of care and is integral to achieving Universal Health Coverage. However, most of the world’s population living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) region, do not have access to adequate rehabilitation services. The wider adoption of digital solutions has the potential to improve the provision of rehabilitation services in SSA, where only a small percentage of the population has access. There is also little published research about digital rehabilitation from LMICs. OBJECTIVE The aim of this scoping review is to provide a comprehensive picture of the current evidence of digital interventions in rehabilitation implemented in any health, social, educational or community setting in the sub-Saharan Africa region. METHODS The review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for scoping reviews. We will develop search strategies for a select number of online databases and search for peer-reviewed scientific publications and screen the reference lists of relevant articles. For selected articles, we will extract data using a customized data extraction form. We will include research articles if they describe or report the use of digital interventions in rehabilitation of patients with any health problem or disability in sub-Saharan Africa. RESULTS Preliminary database search in MEDLINE (EBSCO) was completed in May 2023. The research team will conduct a search of relevant articles in the Autumn. The results will be synthesised and reported under the key conceptual categories of this review, and we expect the final scoping review to be ready for submission in early 2024. CONCLUSIONS We anticipate to find gaps in the research, lack of detailed information about digital rehabilitation interventions in SSA, as well as potential areas for further study. We will identify opportunities to inform the development of digital rehabilitation interventions. CLINICALTRIAL osf.io/6hny9

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Digital Rehabilitation Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for a Scoping Review (Preprint)

Oduor¹,

Korniloff²,

Gasana³

et al. 2023

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Digital Rehabilitation Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Oduor,

Korniloff,

Gasana

et al. 2023

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Background Estimations show that at least one in every 3 people in the world needs rehabilitation at some point in the course of their illness or injury. Access to rehabilitation services is an essential part of the continuum of care and is integral to achieving universal health coverage. However, most of the world’s population living in low- and middle-income countries, especially in the sub-Saharan African region, does not have access to adequate rehabilitation services. Wider adoption of digital solutions offers opportunities to support and enhance access to rehabilitation services in sub-Saharan Africa. A region where there is a greater burden and need for these services. There is also little published research about digital rehabilitation in sub-Saharan Africa, as it is an underexamined topic in the region. Objective This scoping review aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the current evidence of digital interventions in rehabilitation implemented in any health, social, educational, or community setting in the sub-Saharan Africa region. Methods We will conduct a scoping review using Arksey and O’Malley’s methodological framework and follow the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. We will develop search strategies for a selected number of web-based databases, search for peer-reviewed scientific publications until September 2023, and screen the reference lists of relevant articles. We will include research articles if they describe or report the use of digital interventions in the rehabilitation of patients with any health problem or disability in sub-Saharan Africa. For selected articles, we will extract data using a customized data extraction form and use thematic analysis to compare the findings across studies. Results The preliminary database search in MEDLINE (EBSCO) was completed in May 2023. The research team will conduct a search of relevant articles in the autumn. The results will be synthesized and reported under the key conceptual categories of this review, and we expect the final scoping review to be ready for submission in early 2024. Conclusions We expect to find gaps in the research and a lack of detailed information about digital rehabilitation interventions in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as potential areas for further study. We will identify opportunities to inform the development of digital rehabilitation interventions. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/48952

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Role of Rehabilitation in Promoting Engagement in Daily Life in Multiple Sclerosis

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References 32 publications

Digital Rehabilitation Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for a Scoping Review (Preprint)

Digital Rehabilitation Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for a Scoping Review (Preprint)

Digital Rehabilitation Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for a Scoping Review

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