Narrative review demonstrates potential of telemedicine for home-based rehabilitation in ILD patients, suggesting benefits for both patients and caregivers.
The initial stage of telemedicine for ILD patients was mainly focused on subjects already diagnosed and was therefore adopted for monitoring purposes. As technology developed, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) also became amenable to remote delivery to evaluate therapeutic efficacy of home-based interventions. Physicians are enabling ILD patients to undergo therapeutic PR at home, with the support of telemedicine. This approach is being tested across various ILD diseases, showing promising results. Telemedicine presents an opportunity to reduce the socioeconomic burden on both patients and caregivers during therapeutic rehabilitation of ILD patients. This potential, however, is contingent upon successfully addressing challenges like legal issues and ensuring high user adoption.
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