Entrustable professional activities for physiotherapists to demonstrate digital health competency: an international delphi study.
Background: The physiotherapy workforce is going through a staggering period of change, amidst an evolving technological landscape. Whilst the profession has cautiously begun to embrace digital physiotherapy practice, there remains a lack of clear, evidence-based standardized guidance regarding tang...
| Publicado en: | Physiotherapy Theory & Practice Vol. 41; no. 10; pp. 2075 - 2089 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2025
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