[The COVID-19 Pandemic as an Opportunity for Teletherapy? - A Survey of non-medical therapy professionals in the health sector]./ Die COVID-19-Pandemie als Chance für Teletherapie? ­ Eine Umfrage bei Vertreter*innen von Gesundheitsfachberufen

Richter, Birte; Wattenberg, Ivonne; Vollmer, Anna-Lisa; Hornberg, Claudia; Wrede, Britta; Lätzsch, Rebecca

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the use of teletherapy during the corona pandemic by three non-medical therapy professionals in the health sector. METHOD: As part of a questionnaire-based online survey, 282 participants from the field of ergotherapy, physiotherapy and speech therapy were asked about usage behavior, challenges, potentials, and general conditions of teletherapy. RESULTS: Especially ergo and speech therapists used teletherapy during the corona pandemic. From their point of view, teletherapy also had a potential to be used as an alternative form of therapy, regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, adding that there was a great need for further assistance and training in the field of teletherapy. CONCLUSION: To implement this form of therapy on a long-term basis, in addition to technical requirements and training opportunities, accounting formalities need to be clarified.