Mobile primary healthcare for post-COVID patients in rural areas: a proof-of-concept study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Post-COVID syndrome is increasingly recognized as a new clinical entity after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients living in rural areas may have to travel long with subjectively great effort to be examined using all necessary interdisciplinary tools. This problem could be addressed with mobile outpatient clinics.

Methods

In this prospective observational study, we investigated physical fitness, fatigue, depression, cognitive dysfunction, and dyspnea in patients with post-COVID syndrome in a mobile interdisciplinary post-COVID outpatient clinic. Upon referral from their primary care physician, patients were offered an appointment at a mobile post-COVID outpatient clinic close to their home.

Results

We studied 125 patients (female, n = 79; 63.2%) in our mobile u

SUBMITTER: Stallmach A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9281342 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature