Do Patients With COVID-19 Benefit from Rehabilitation? Functional Outcomes of the First 100 Patients in a COVID-19 Rehabilitation Unit.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the benefits associated with brief inpatient rehabilitation for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

Design

Retrospective chart review.

Setting

A newly created specialized rehabilitation unit in a tertiary care medical center.

Participants

Consecutive sample of patients (N=100) with COVID-19 infection admitted to rehabilitation.

Intervention

Inpatient rehabilitation for postacute care COVID-19 patients.

Main outcome measures

Measurements at admission and discharge comprised a Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index (including baseline value before COVID-19 infection), time to perform 10 sit-to-stands with associated cardiorespiratory changes, and grip strength (dynamometry). Correlations between these outcomes and the time

SUBMITTER: Piquet V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857995 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature