Assessment of activities of daily living in patients post COVID-19: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease has provoked much discussion since its first appearance. Despite it being widely studied all over the world, little is known about the impact of the disease on functional ability related to performing activities of daily living (ADL) in patients post COVID-19 infection.

Objectives

To understand the impact of COVID-19 on ADL performance of adult patients and to describe the common scales used to assess performance of ADL on patients post-COVID-19.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted. We included studies that applied a physical capacity test in COVID-19 patients, post-infection. Two independent reviewers analyzed the studies, extracted the data, and assessed the quality of the evidence.

Results

A total of 1,228 studies were in

SUBMITTER: Pizarro-Pennarolli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8034364 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature