COVID-19 pandemisinde ruh sağlığı üzerine ergoterapi müdahalesi: telerehabilitasyon

Year 2022, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 81 - 84, 16.08.2022

Uğur Arslan , Sevda Asqarova

Abstract

Tüm dünyayı etkisi altına alan COVID-19 ile birlikte milyonlarca insan hayatını kaybetmiştir. Hükümetler ve sağlık kuruluşlarının almış olduğu tedbirler insanların hayatlarını korumak için atılmış bir adım olsa da bazı yönlerden olumsuz sonuçlar doğurmuştur. Tedbirler içerisinde bulunan sokağa çıkma yasağı ve karantina uygulaması hem sağlık sisteminde aksamalara hem de insanlar üzerinde fiziksel ve ruhsal bir çöküntülere yol açmıştır. Bunların yanında mevcut ruhsal bozukluğu bulunan hastaların daha fazla etkilendiği belirtilmiştir. Tedavi ve rehabilitasyon uygulamasına kayıtlı hastaların aldıkları hizmetin devamlılığı için bir çok alanda uzaktan erişim sistemlerinin kullanımı yaygınlaşmıştır. Telesağlığın alt dalı olan telerehabilitasyon da bu süreç içerisinde etkili bir hizmet haline gelmiştir. Bu çalışmada, ruh sağlığı alanı ile ilgili ergoterapistlerin yapmış olduğu telerehabilitasyon uygulamalarının son yıllardaki önemi ve alandaki mevcut bilgiler paylaşılacaktır.

Keywords

Ergoterapi, Ruh Sağlığı, Telerehabilitasyon

Occupational therapy intervention on mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic: telerehabilitation

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Millions of people died from COVID-19, which affected the whole world. Although the precaution taken by governments and health institutions were some steps to protect people's lives, they have had negative consequences in some aspects, too. The lockdown and quarantine practice, which were among the measures, have caused disruptions in the health system and physical and mental breakdowns in people. In addition, it has been stated that patients with existing mental disorders were more affected. The use of remote access systems has become widespread in many areas for the continuity of the service received by the patients registered in the treatment and rehabilitation application. Telerehabilitation, a sub-branch of telehealth, has also become an effective service in this process. This study aims to share the significance of telerehabilitation practices performed by occupational therapists in the field of mental health in recent years and the current information in this field.

Keywords

Occupational therapy, Mental health, Telerehabilitation

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