TY - GEN
T1 - Feasibility of Telerehabilitation for the Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease
AU - Gabriel, Aileen S.
AU - Tsai, Te Yi
AU - Reategui-Rivera, C. Mahony
AU - Smiley, Aref
AU - Waddoups, Lindsey
AU - Scholand, Mary Beth
AU - Finkelstein, Joseph
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Authors.
PY - 2025/5/15
Y1 - 2025/5/15
N2 - Interstitial lung disease (ILD) involves lung inflammation and fibrosis, leading to dyspnea, reduced exercise tolerance, and lower quality of life. While pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a promising treatment, its uptake remains low. Telemedicine tools, such as telerehabilitation, aim to improve access, though most studies have focused on COPD, leaving the benefits for ILD patients unclear. This study evaluated ILD patients' experiences with a telerehabilitation system for home-based PR. Eight participants completed tasks using the system, followed by a heuristic evaluation and a semi-structured interview. The results revealed that participants rated the system highly for visibility, language consistency, and control, with minimal confusion or errors reported Thematic analysis revealed high acceptance and usability, indicating telerehabilitation’s potential for improving PR access in ILD patients. These findings will inform future PR interventions.
AB - Interstitial lung disease (ILD) involves lung inflammation and fibrosis, leading to dyspnea, reduced exercise tolerance, and lower quality of life. While pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a promising treatment, its uptake remains low. Telemedicine tools, such as telerehabilitation, aim to improve access, though most studies have focused on COPD, leaving the benefits for ILD patients unclear. This study evaluated ILD patients' experiences with a telerehabilitation system for home-based PR. Eight participants completed tasks using the system, followed by a heuristic evaluation and a semi-structured interview. The results revealed that participants rated the system highly for visibility, language consistency, and control, with minimal confusion or errors reported Thematic analysis revealed high acceptance and usability, indicating telerehabilitation’s potential for improving PR access in ILD patients. These findings will inform future PR interventions.
KW - Feasibility study
KW - Interstitial lung disease
KW - Pulmonary Rehabilitation
KW - Telemedicine
KW - Telerehabilitation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105005817016
U2 - 10.3233/SHTI250574
DO - 10.3233/SHTI250574
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 40380679
AN - SCOPUS:105005817016
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 1170
EP - 1174
BT - Intelligent Health Systems - From Technology to Data and Knowledge, Proceedings of MIE 2025
A2 - Andrikopoulou, Elisavet
A2 - Gallos, Parisis
A2 - Arvanitis, Theodoros N.
A2 - Austin, Rosalynn
A2 - Benis, Arriel
A2 - Cornet, Ronald
A2 - Chatzistergos, Panagiotis
A2 - Dejaco, Alexander
A2 - Dusseljee-Peute, Linda
A2 - Mohasseb, Alaa
A2 - Natsiavas, Pantelis
A2 - Nakkas, Haythem
A2 - Scott, Philip
PB - IOS Press BV
T2 - 35th Medical Informatics Europe Conference, MIE 2025
Y2 - 19 May 2025 through 21 May 2025
ER -