Post-COVID-19 recovery and geriatric rehabilitation care: a European inter-country comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There is variation in organization of geriatric rehabilitation across Europe. The purpose of this study was to describe the selection criteria for referral to geriatric rehabilitation, care provided, and recovery trajectories of post-COVID-19 patients referred to geriatric rehabilitation in Europe.

Methods

This observational cohort study included 723 patients in 59 care facilities for geriatric rehabilitation across 10 countries. Patient data were collected from medical records on admission to geriatric rehabilitation (between September 2020 and October 2021), discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months follow-up. The primary and secondary outcomes were recovery in daily functioning (Barthel Index) and Quality of Life (EQ-5D-5L) from admission to discharge. These were examined u

SUBMITTER: van Tol LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614975 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature