Post Discharge Online Telerehabilitation Program

The primary purpose of this paper is to compare the use of an online telerehabilitation
platform versus a standard prerecorded DVD in supporting the sustainability of outcomes
achieved during a comprehensive multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation program.

Primary Hypotheses Graduates from a comprehensive interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation
program will…

1. …demonstrate greater adherence to post-discharge home exercise recommendations when
given access to an online telerehabilitation platform compared to DVDs offered as
current standard of care.

2. …achieve greater sustainability of programs outcomes including pain intensity, level of
function, and reduction of opioid use.

Primary Research Questions

1. Does access to an online telerehabilitation platform impact adherence to post-discharge
home exercise recommendations in graduates from a comprehensive interdisciplinary pain
rehabilitation program?

2. Does access to an online telerehabilitation platform impact outcomes sustainability and
opioid use in graduates from a comprehensive interdisciplinary pain management program?

Additional items that will be evaluated by this study include the participants' experience
and satisfaction with use of the online telerehabilitation platform.

Secondary Hypotheses

1. Participants using the online telerehabilitation platform will report a more enjoyable
experience and overall greater satisfaction with post-discharge self-management compared
to participants receiving standard of care.

2. Utilization of the online telerehabilitation platform will be associated with
perceptions of usefulness and ease of use of internet technology.

Secondary Research Questions

1. Does use of an online telerehabilitation platform impact patient satisfaction with
post-discharge self-management compared to current standard of care?

2. Does internet technology acceptance impact utilization of post-discharge self-management
resources provided through an online telerehabilitation platform?

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of chronic pain consistent with IASP definition.

- Classification as a "completer" of the Brooks Rehabilitation Pain Rehabilitation
Program by attending the expected number of sessions and achieving at least 90% of
goals.

- Able to read, write, and understand spoken English fluently.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any medical condition that would place the participant at risk with performing a home
exercise program.

- Inability to see or hear the audio visual device from a distance of at least 5 feet
(may use headphones).

- Cognitive impairment or learning barriers preventing appropriate ability to access and
navigate the study-related web-site or play the study-related DVD's.

- Lack of regular access to internet service.

- Lack of regular access to an internet connected audio-visual device (e.g., smartphone,
computer, tablet, etc) in a location with sufficient space to perform exercises.

- Not familiar with basic internet navigation (i.e. able to locate and access a desired
website and use basic within-site navigation tools such as scrolling and clicking on
links.

- Currently pregnant (self-reported)