Combined Use of Digital and Analog Physical Therapy in Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders and Indicators of Chronicity: German Claims Data Analysis
The findings highlight the diverse utilization patterns of DiGAs among patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Chronicity emerged as an important predictor for combined digital and analog physical therapy. These findings support considerations on integrating digital health interventions into current guidelines.
Authors
- Birgitta Weltermann
- Udo Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7079-4721)
- Silke Frey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9963-7647)
- Linda Kerkemeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7185-3399)
- Annika Schmitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7918-6569)
Institutions
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- Techniker Krankenkasse (Germany) (DE)
- Siemens Healthineers (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR mhealth and uhealth
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/63935
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00