Telerehabilitation Interventions in the management of Alzheimer’s disease: An Implication for rehabilitation care in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Mary Akinwola, Monsurat Oladosu, Olawale O Oladimeji, Joshua Okafor, Isaac Fredrick, Winnifred Omono Okoro, Tobi Adekolurejo · 2025
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Mary Akinwola and co-authors review remote rehabilitation for Alzheimer's disease and ask what it means for sub-Saharan Africa, in a 2025 paper. Alzheimer's cases worldwide could reach 139 million by 2050, and many patients lose daily function. Therapy by video or phone could reach patients who live far from clinics.
The team screened studies from 2018 onward across seven databases and kept nine, all from rich countries. Video calls were the most common format, used in two-thirds of the studies. Five trials found gains in thinking and physical function on par with in-person care, and patients stuck with their programs. Poor internet in rural areas was the main barrier, while live supervision and personal exercise plans helped. No study came from sub-Saharan Africa, so the paper maps how the region could adopt the approach with care.
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| CREATOR | Mary Akinwola, Monsurat Oladosu, Olawale O Oladimeji, Joshua Okafor, Isaac Fredrick, Winnifred Omono Okoro, Tobi Adekolurejo |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |