A4 Article in conference proceedings
Supporting Sense of Meaningful Life and Human Dignity in Digitally Assisted Physiotherapy Environment : Qualitative Secondary Research with Thematic Analyses and Inductive Synthesis (2024)

Sjögren, T., & Korpi, H. (2024). Supporting Sense of Meaningful Life and Human Dignity in Digitally Assisted Physiotherapy Environment : Qualitative Secondary Research with Thematic Analyses and Inductive Synthesis. In M. Särestöniemi, P. Keikhosrokiani, D. Singh, E. Harjula, A. Tiulpin, M. Jansson, M. Isomursu, M. van Gils, S. Saarakkala, & J. Reponen (Eds.), Digital Health and Wireless Solutions : First Nordic Conference​, NCDHWS 2024, Oulu, Finland, May 7-8, 2024, Proceedings, Part I (2083, pp. 371-386). Communications in Computer and Information Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59080-1_27

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All authors or editors: Sjögren, Tuulikki; Korpi, Hilkka

Parent publication: Digital Health and Wireless Solutions : First Nordic Conference​, NCDHWS 2024, Oulu, Finland, May 7-8, 2024, Proceedings, Part I

Parent publication editors: Särestöniemi, Mariella; Keikhosrokiani, Pantea; Singh, Daljeet; Harjula, Erkki; Tiulpin, Aleksei; Jansson, Miia; Isomursu, Minna; van Gils, Mark; Saarakkala, Simo; Reponen, Jarmo

Place and date of conference: Oulu, Finland, 7.-8.5.2024

ISBN: 978-3-031-59079-5

eISBN: 978-3-031-59080-1

Journal or series: Communications in Computer and Information Science

ISSN: 1865-0929

eISSN: 1865-0937

Publication year: 2024

Volume: 2083

Pages range: 371-386

Number of pages in the book: 433

Place of Publication: Cham

Publication country: Switzerland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59080-1_27

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Abstract

The goal of this secondary research was to create a model that aims at increasing the sense of meaningful life and human dignity in physiotherapy by utilizing remote and digital rehabilitation technologies, focusing on people with cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and multiple sclerosis (MS). The results of this qualitative research effort have been obtained using thematic analyses and inductive synthesis. Our primary research, which provides materials for the secondary analysis, is based on qualitative systematic literature reviews and a meta-synthesis of the perceived meaningfulness of physiotherapy. The outcome of the secondary analysis is a research-based model, which combines rehabilitees´ experiences and expectations towards physiotherapy, professionals’ competence needs, and the technological prerequisites for using digital rehabilitation technologies with CVA and MS rehabilitees. Maintenance of human dignity and promotion of the sense of meaningful life, and various issues related to them, were most meaningful for the rehabilitees. The essential prerequisites of meaningful use of re- mote and digital rehabilitation technologies in physiotherapy were enabling identification of the rehabilitees’ own current functioning, needs and goals, supporting their motivation and commitment, choosing relevant and meaningful activities, creating safe and variable environments, and enabling social interaction and relationships. As far as we know, this is the first model which combines neuro- logical rehabilitees’ experiences of physiotherapy with remote and digital technology’s potential. In the future, the usefulness of our novel research-based holistic and biopsychosocial physiotherapy model should be tested in real life situations.

Keywords: physiotherapy; rehabilitation; human dignity; meaningfulness; interaction

Free keywords: human dignity and sense of meaningfulness; digitalization; re- mote physiotherapy; modelling physiotherapy

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2024

Preliminary JUFO rating: 1