Effect of telerehabilitation on patients with orofacial pain during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted public and private health services, replacing face-to-face consultations with telerehabilitation as an alternative to assist the population. Despite studies on the influence of self-efficacy on adherence, completion of the therapeutic plan and health promotion behaviors, there is little national scientific data about the impact of telerehabilitation on self-efficacy and health care of patients with orofacial pain. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of telerehabilitation on the self-efficacy and health care of patients with orofacial pain during the COVID-19 pandemic 1,2.