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Assess the current status, pandemic utilization, feasibility, and implementation challenges of telerehabilitation services across low- and middle-income countries in Asia and Africa.

December 13, 2025International Journal of TelerehabilitationOpen Access

Current Status of Telerehabilitation Services in Low-Middle Income Countries - A Scoping Review

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RPRehana Parvin JPJohn ParsonsUniversity of Auckland KDKaren DayUniversity of Auckland

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Scoping review finds positive telerehabilitation uptake despite infrastructure barriers in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting the need for sustainable frameworks.

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Assess the current status, pandemic utilization, feasibility, and implementation challenges of telerehabilitation services across low- and middle-income countries in Asia and Africa.
Conducted a scoping review following Arksey and O'Malley's five-stage methodological framework and PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
Searched literature across two distinct timeframes (2012–2022 and 2023–January 2025), synthesizing data from N=87 relevant articles.
Services relied primarily on mobile phones and videoconferencing platforms, with users reporting positive experiences, acceptable feasibility, and pandemic-driven uptake despite low ICT infrastructure.
Persistent barriers included low digital literacy, patient privacy concerns, and an absence of formal national policies and sustainable implementation frameworks despite the presence of WHO guidance.

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Parvin et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6e957733a2b54c8aa867a https://doi.org/10.63144/ijt.2025.6724

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Scoping review finds positive telerehabilitation uptake despite infrastructure barriers in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting the need for sustainable frameworks.

Current Status of Telerehabilitation Services in Low-Middle Income Countries - A Scoping Review

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Current Status of Telerehabilitation Services in Low-Middle Income Countries - A Scoping Review

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