Telerehabilitation in Individuals With Rheumatic Disease

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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increasing the prevalence of exercise models designed in accordance with the biopsychosocial model is very important in terms of ensuring the sustainability of these models with telerehabilitation in periods such as epidemics and pandemics. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a biopsychosocial exercise model provided via telerehabilitation in individuals with rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detailed Description
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Telerehabilitation was applied to the group with rheumatism in 3 sessions a week for 24 weeks via a social texting program. The intervention sessions consisted of 10 minutes of dance therapy-authentic movement, 40 minutes of exercises, and 10 more minutes of dance therapy. This exercise content was based on a biopsychosocial model, named the Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach (BETY) which was used in the study, and it was a method that patients already practiced before the pandemic. At the beginning, at the 12th week and 24th week, the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the BETY Biopsychosocial Questionnaire (BETY-BQ) were applied.

Official Title
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Biopsychosocial Exercise Model Via Telerehabilitation in Individuals With Rheumatic Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Conditions
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Rheumatic Diseases

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Telerehabilitation was applied to the group with rheumatism


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: members of an exercise group before the pandemic at the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department of a university. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals who had difficulty in cooperation

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 45 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Telerehabilitation<br>Telerehabilitation was applied to the group with rheumatism | Other: Telerehabilitation was applied to the group with rheumatism<br>* Telerehabilitation was applied to the group with rheumatism in 3 sessions a week for 24 weeks via a social texting program. The intervention sessions consisted of 10 minutes of dance therapy-authentic movement, 40 minutes of exercises, and 10 more minutes of dance therap<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BETY Biopsychosocial Questionnaire (BETY-BQ | an assessment tool that evaluates biopsychosocial involvement and assesses pain, function, sexual behavior, and social and psychological aspects. The scoring of the questionnaire is made using a 5-point Likert system. Each item is scored as 0 = No, never, 1 = Yes, rarely, 2 = Yes, sometimes, 3 = Yes, often, or 4 = Yes, always. A high score indicates a low biopsychosocial status | change will be assessed at 12th week and 24th week | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health assessment questionnaire | It includes 20 questions and 8 components including dressing, sitting, eating, walking, hygiene, reaching out, comprehending, and activities of daily living. Each answer is rated between 0 and 3 points, 0 = No difficulty, 1 = Somewhat difficult, 2 = Very difficult, and 3 = I can never do it, and a high score indicates low functionality [18]. HAQ scores of >1 are considered to indicate the presence of disability | change will be assessed at 12th week and 24th week | 
| hospital qnxiety and depression scale | . It is a 14-item scale that consists of Anxiety (HADS-A) and Depression (HADS-D) subscales. The answer to each item is scored between 0 and 3 using the 4-point Likert scoring format, and each subscale has a score range between 0 and 21. Scores between 0 and 7 for each subscale are considered normal, those between 8 and 10 are considered mild anxiety/depression, and those from 11 to 21 are considered moderate-severe anxiety/depression | change will be assessed at 12th week and 24th week | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Biopsychosocial, rheumatology, remote care, holistic