Functional outcomes of protocol-based rehabilitation for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in an acute care setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the functional outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who underwent a new protocol-based rehabilitation program.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, we enrolled patients who were hospitalised in a university hospital in Japan because of COVID-19 from 1^st September, 2020-5^th July, 2021. The primary outcome was the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) subtotal score for motor items at discharge. The secondary outcomes included the FIM cognitive subtotal score, length of hospital stay, rehabilitation period, total rehabilitation time, final rehabilitation protocol level, and discharge destination.

Results

Of the 78 enrolled patients (49 men; mean age [standard deviation], 70.3 [13.9] years), 24 d

SUBMITTER: Wada Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10847633 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature