Patient and Caregiver Guide to Managing COVID-19 Patients at Home
Anne Felicia Ambrose, Matthew N. Bartels, Tanya Verghese, Joe Verghese
2020The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine14 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF
Abstract
Since the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 infections have increased exponentially, overwhelming health-care services globally. Survivors of this infection have significant disabilities due to the debilitating weakness and compromised lung function. Unfortunately, rehabilitation services are scarce due to diversion of rehabilitation clinicians to emergency medical care. This manual aims to bridge this gap by providing a self-directed home care and graduated exercise program which does not require any special equipment. The exercises were carefully selected based on research by the authors on self-directed home exercises in frail, elderly patients.
Topics & Concepts
RehabilitationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)WeaknessMedicineHealth careMedical emergencyPhysical therapyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)AnatomyEconomic growthEconomicsPathologyLong-Term Effects of COVID-19