Telerehabilitation across sectors: The experiences of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and healthcare professionals

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to describe the qualitative perspectives of telerehabilitation as concerns the interaction between COPD patients and healthcare professionals. The case study approach is chosen as the overall research strategy for this study. A randomised study (n=111) has also been conducted. The paper conclude that telerehabilitation process becomes a learning process which is more than an individual cognitive process, since learning takes place in interaction with healthcare professionals, the family and network of the COPD patients.