Multiuser Exercise-Based Telerehabilitation Intervention for Older Adults with Frailty: A Pilot Study
This study revealed that the mobile health telerehabilitation intervention is safe and can improve QoL for older adults with frailty. However, the effectiveness of the intervention needs to be further investigated in patients with poor performance in daily living activities. Telerehabilitation could help to reduce the burden of nursing care in aging societies with declining birthrates. However, given the extremely small sample size (<i>N</i> = 6), these <i>p</i>-values should be interpreted with considerable caution. Statistical significance in such a small sample does not provide strong evidence for population-level effects, and our findings should be regarded as hypothesis-generating rather than confirmatory.
Authors
- Seiki Tokunaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5688-5341)
- Atsushi Muraji
- Naoki Yamada
- Itsuki Sato
- Ryo Okubo
- Taro Naka
Institutions
- Jikei University School of Medicine (JP)
- University of the Ryukyus (JP)
- VR Rehab (United States) (US)
- University of the Ryukyus University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- NeuroSci
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/neurosci7010011
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00