id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-279713-97a86bor Negrini, Stefano Feasibility and acceptability of telemedicine to substitute outpatient rehabilitation services in the COVID-19 emergency in Italy: an observational everyday clinical-life study 2020-08-12 .txt text/plain 2167 148 55 title: Feasibility and acceptability of telemedicine to substitute outpatient rehabilitation services in the COVID-19 emergency in Italy: an observational everyday clinical-life study Main Outcome Measure(s) We compared the number of services provided in three phases, among them and with corresponding periods in 2018 and 2019: during CONTROL (30 working days) and COVID surge (13 days) only usual consultations/physiotherapy were provided, while during TELEMED (15 days) only teleconsultations/telephysiotherapy. In front of the sudden COVID-19 emergency in Italy, and the mobility restrictions to the population, to 45 continue to provide our outpatient services (including hands-on physiotherapy and medical evaluations) we 46 have been forced to convert completely to telemedicine, rapidly developing specific ad-hoc solutions. We considered 3 phases: (1) CONTROL: usual services prior to discovery of COVID-19 spread (creation of 85 "red zones"), 30 working days (January 7 th to February 23 rd ); (2) Satisfaction with services provided was evaluated at the quality continuous improvement questionnaires, 93 while all professionals were closely monitored throughout the period with supervision, and email 94 consultations. ./cache/cord-279713-97a86bor.txt ./txt/cord-279713-97a86bor.txt