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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/80355, first published .
Child using VR headset for pediatric physical therapy with therapist watching

Explaining the Use Behavior of Digital Technologies in Pediatric Rehabilitation: Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of a Cross-Sectional European Survey

Explaining the Use Behavior of Digital Technologies in Pediatric Rehabilitation: Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of a Cross-Sectional European Survey

Johanne Mensah Gourmel   1, 2, 3, 4 , MD, PhD ;   Sylvain Brochard   1, 2, 3, 4 , MD, PhD ;   Saranda Bekteshi   5 , PhD ;   Elegast Monbaliu   5 , PhD ;   Gwenaël Cornec   1, 2, 4 , MSc, MD ;   Anca Irina Grigoriu   4, 6 , MD, PhD ;   Christopher J Newman   7, 8 , MD, PhD ;   Marco Konings   5 , PhD ;   Javier De La Cruz   9 * , PhD ;   Christelle Pons   1, 2, 3, 4 * , MD, PhD

1 UMR1101, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France

2 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest, Brest, France

3 Pediatric Rehabilitation Department, Fondation Ildys, Brest, France

4 INSERM - UMR1101, Laboratoire de Traitement de l'Information Médicale, Brest, France

5 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Neurorehabilitation Technology Lab, KU Leuven, Bruges, Belgium

6 Multifactorial Gait Analysis Laboratory, National Center of Neurorehabilitation for Children "Robanescu-Padure", Bucharest, Romania

7 Paediatric Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Unit, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

8 Clinical Sciences Section, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland

9 UiCEC+12, University Hospital 12 de Octubre Research Institute (imas12), Madrid, Spain

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Johanne Mensah Gourmel, MD, PhD
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest
  • 2 avenue Foch
  • Brest 29200
  • France
  • Phone: 33 292223333
  • Email: johannemensah@gmail.com