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Exploring the emerging concept of precision rehabilitation: a qualitative study.

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Τίτλος: Exploring the emerging concept of precision rehabilitation: a qualitative study.
Συγγραφείς: Pouliot-Laforte A; Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada.; Technopole in Pediatric Rehabilitation, Azrieli Research Center UHC Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada., Dubé E; Technopole in Pediatric Rehabilitation, Azrieli Research Center UHC Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada., Kairy D; School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal - Site IURDPM, Montreal, Canada., Levac DE; Technopole in Pediatric Rehabilitation, Azrieli Research Center UHC Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.; School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Πηγή: Disability and rehabilitation [Disabil Rehabil] 2026 Jul; Vol. 48 (15), pp. 4897-4911. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 10.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9207179 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1464-5165 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09638288 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Disabil Rehabil Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: 2015- : Abingdon, Oxford : Taylor & Francis
Original Publication: London ; Washington, DC : Taylor & Francis, c1992-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Rehabilitation*/methods , Persons with Disabilities*/rehabilitation , Precision Medicine*, Humans ; Qualitative Research ; Interviews as Topic ; Rehabilitation Centers
Περίληψη: Purpose: This descriptive qualitative study explored knowledge users' perspectives on precision rehabilitation concepts, barriers, facilitators, and future directions as part of a convergent mixed methods scoping review.
Materials and Methods: Sixteen clinicians, administrators, and researchers from three North American tertiary care rehabilitation centers were recruited using convenience and snowball sampling to participate in individual semi-structured interviews. Conventional qualitative content analysis followed a deductive thematic approach based on predetermined categories.
Results: Analyses revealed three main themes: (1) Although precision rehabilitation shares foundational concepts with precision medicine, there are certain elements, such as personalization, that are uniquely expressed; (2) Rehabilitation-specific facilitators to precision approaches include the use of unobtrusive technology to collect large amounts of data in real-world contexts, while barriers include rehabilitation's typically small, heterogeneous sample sizes; and (3) The future of precision rehabilitation will require collaborative data-sharing to focus on determining care trajectories that enhance functional outcomes.
Conclusion: Findings provide the first qualitative synthesis of knowledge users perspectives to complement quantitative evidence and inform the emerging field of precision rehabilitation.
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Consultation; Interviews; Personalization; Precision medicine; Precision rehabilitation; Qualitative study; Rehabilitation; Scoping study
Local Abstract: [plain-language-summary] Precision rehabilitation emphasizes personalized, function-centered care, moving beyond traditional genomic markers to include functional and psychosocial biomarkers essential for individualized rehabilitation interventions.While sharing foundational principles with precision medicine, precision rehabilitation emphasizes broader personalization by integrating functional and psychological biomarkers to optimize individual rehabilitation trajectories.The use of technologies enables continuous, real-world data collection, yet the inherent heterogeneity of rehabilitation populations and interventions presents a challenge for standardizing practices and measures within a precision approach.The future of precision rehabilitation will rely on multisite data-sharing and predictive modeling to improve or maintain long-term functional independence and support timely, data-informed clinical decision-making.
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260110 Date Completed: 20260711 Latest Revision: 20260904
Update Code: 20260904
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2607562
PMID: 41518070
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE