Telerehabilitation, A Viable Option in Patients with Persistent Post-COVID Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Lopez-Liria, R; Rocamora-Perez, P (通讯作者),Univ Almeria, Hlth Res Ctr, Dept Nursing Physiotherapy & Med, Carretera Sacramento s-n,Canada San Urbano, Almeria 04120, Spain.
2023-1
The number of patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome continues to increase considerably, having serious healthcare, social and economic repercussions. The objective of this study is to describe the effectiveness of telerehabilitation to alleviate the symptoms of post-COVID-19 syndrome. A systematic review was conducted using the information available on four databases (PubMed, Medline, Scielo and PEDRo) on these patients until November 2022. The MeSH search terms were: Post-COVID syndrome, Post-COVID-19, Long COVID, Telerehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Virtual, Home care. Six articles were included which provided information on 140 patients, detailing their symptomatology, assessment, treatment and monitoring. The variables measured were dyspnea, fatigue, physical performance and quality of life. All studies included aerobic and anaerobic exercises. Most notable among the techniques used were rib cage expansion exercises, respiratory control and thoracic cage stretching, patient education, Mindfulness and virtual reality games to address physical, mental and relaxation aspects. The use of telerehabilitation could be an effective tool for the treatment of persistent symptoms after suffering from COVID-19. It has been shown in these studies that patients improve both their physical performance and their quality of life.
HEALTHCARE
卷号:11|期号:2
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Universidad de Almeria
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
0
2013以来使用计数
0
EISSN
2227-9032
出版年
2023-1
DOI
10.3390/healthcare11020187
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
home care long COVID physiotherapy post-COVID-19 telerehabilitation virtual
WOS学科分类
Health Care Sciences & Services Health Policy & Services