RespiraConNosotros: A Viable Home-Based Telerehabilitation System for Respiratory Patients.

ABSTRACT: Currently, there are more than 1.55 million cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Spain. Of these, it is estimated that around 45% will present respiratory complications, which represents approximately 620,000 patients who will need respiratory rehabilitation. The health system has no resources for this huge quantity of patients after the hospital discharge to finish the complete recovery and avoid the chronicity of the symptoms. We propose an application named RespiraConNosotros. The application has been created and designed to guide users in performing respiratory rehabilitation exercises, especially for COVID-19 patients, and it also facilitates patient-physiotherapist contact via chat or video calling to help patients. It is accessible for all users and on all devices. All exercises would b

SUBMITTER: Bermejo-Gil BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8150923 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature