Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with long COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated efficacy in managing long COVID-19, underscoring the need to refine and tailor PR strategies for optimal patient outcomes.

Objectives

To evaluate the impact of PR on patients with long COVID-19 and to compare the efficacy of different types and durations of PR interventions.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources and methods

We systematically searched randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the effectiveness of PR in long COVID-19 patients published before April 2024. The primary outcomes were physical capacity assessed by the 6-minute walking test (6MWT), lung function measured by forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC), health-related quality

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907626 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature