ArticleRespirology case reports2020
COVID-19 rehabilitation delivered via a telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation model: a case series.
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- Non-Pharmacological Therapies for Post-Viral Syndromes, Including Long COVID: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- The utility of physiotherapy assessments delivered by telehealth: A systematic review.Journal of global health · 2021Pooled it
- Short-Term Effects of a Respiratory Telerehabilitation Program in Confined COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Phase: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Advances in home-based respiratory muscle training for improving physical function in older adults with long COVID.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Effect of a 4-Week Telerehabilitation Program for People With Post-COVID Syndrome on Physical Function and Symptoms: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapy · 2024Article
- Tele-pulmonary rehabilitation with face to face in COVID-19 pandemic: A hybrid modeling.Tuberkuloz ve toraks · 2023Article
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- Home monitoring of lung function, symptoms and quality of life after admission with COVID-19 infection: The HOMECOMIN' study.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2022Article
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients.Turkish thoracic journal · 2022Article
- Providing rehabilitation to patients recovering from COVID-19: A scoping review.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Will Remotely Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Water Down Its Effectiveness?Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- The impact of COVID-19 critical illness on new disability, functional outcomes and return to work at 6 months: a prospective cohort study.Critical care (London, England) · 2021Article
- Limited recovery from post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 at 8 months in a prospective cohort.ERJ open research · 2021Article
- Implementation and use of mHealth home telemonitoring in adults with acute COVID-19 infection: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Opportunities and Challenges of Telehealth in Disease Management during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.Applied clinical informatics · 2021Article
- COVID-19: A New Challenge for Pulmonary Rehabilitation?Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID-19: a prospective observational cohort study.ERJ open research · 2021Article
- Telemedicine in the management of patients with chronic respiratory failure.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2021Review
- COVID-19 rehabilitation delivered via a telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation model: a case series.Respirology case reports · 2020Article
- Mobile Phone App-Based or Face-to-Face Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COVID-19 Survivors.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
International statements have suggested the pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) model as an appropriate rehabilitation option for people recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this case series, we present our COVID-19 telehealth rehabilitation programme, delivered within a PR setting, and discuss the management of our first three cases. All patients were male, with a median age of 73 years. Following hospital discharge, the patients presented with persistent limitations and/or symptoms (e.g. breathlessness, fatigue, and reduced exercise capacity) which warranted community-based rehabilitation. Patients were assessed and provided with an initial six-week rehabilitation programme supported via telehealth using a treatable traits approach. Patients demonstrated improvements in exercise capacity and breathlessness; however, fatigue levels worsened in two cases and this was attributed to the difficulties of managing returning to work and/or carer responsibilities whilst trying to recover from a severe illness. We found that PR clinicians were well prepared and able to provide an individualized rehabilitation programme for people recovering from COVID-19.
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