Low physical functioning and impaired performance of activities of daily life in COVID-19 patients who survived hospitalisation
Stefano Belli, Bruno Balbi, Ilaria Prince, Davide Cattaneo, Francesca Masocco, S. Zaccaria, Luca Bertalli, Francesco Cattini, Arianna Lomazzo, F Negro, Marica Giardini, Frits M.E. Franssen, Daisy J.A. Janssen, Martijn A. Spruit
Abstract
<b>About</b><b>half of post-COVID-19 patients had severe impairments in physical functioning and during activities of daily living at discharge home, providing a clear rationale to study the safety and efficacy of rehabilitative interventions in these patients</b>https://bit.ly/3hJvXJa
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Activities of daily livingPsychological interventionMedicinePhysical therapyPhysical activityPsychologyGerontologyPhysical medicine and rehabilitationPsychiatryInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research