ArticleBMJ open2020
British Thoracic Society survey of rehabilitation to support recovery of the post-COVID-19 population.
Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05736939 (Gender Differences in the Recovery Rate Following a Hybrid Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme in Patients With Long COVID-19 Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Gender Differences in the Recovery Rate Following a Hybrid Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme in Patients With Long COVID-19 Syndrome
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Frequency, signs and symptoms, and criteria adopted for long COVID-19: A systematic review.International journal of clinical practice · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence and impact of COVID-19 sequelae on treatment and survival of patients with cancer who recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection: evidence from the OnCovid retrospective, multicentre registry study.The Lancet. Oncology · 2021Trial
- Experiences of People With Long COVID Accessing Rehabilitation Services: A Qualitative Study.Occupational therapy international · 2026Article
- Hybrid Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Cardiorespiratory Exercise Fitness in Formerly Hospitalised Long COVID Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Return-to-Work among COVID-19 Survivors in the Philippines and the Role of Rehabilitation: A Mixed-method Design.Acta medica Philippina · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation Is Associated With Improvements in Post-COVID-19 Sequelae.Respiratory care · 2024Article
- The Effect of Physiotherapy on Dyspnea, Muscle Strength and Functional Status in Patients with Long COVID Syndrome.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Clinical standards for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of post-COVID-19 lung disease.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2023Article
- The Role of Rehabilitation in Arterial Function Properties of Convalescent COVID-19 Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Models of Support for Caregivers and Patients with the Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Endothelial dysfunction in autoimmune, pulmonary, and kidney systems, and exercise tolerance following SARS-CoV-2 infection.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
- Short-term Pulmonary Rehabilitation after Recovering from Severe COVID-19.International journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Current Practice in Occupational Therapy for COVID-19 and Post-COVID-19 Conditions.Occupational therapy international · 2023Review
- Review
- Post-viral fatigue in COVID-19: A review of symptom assessment methods, mental, cognitive, and physical impairment.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2022Review
- Long COVID: post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 with a cardiovascular focus.European heart journal · 2022Review
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients.Turkish thoracic journal · 2022Article
- Efficacy of an asynchronous telerehabilitation program in post-COVID-19 patients: A protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2022Article
- ERS International Congress 2020: highlights from the Respiratory Infections assembly.ERJ open research · 2021Article
- COVID-19 rehabilitation delivered via a telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation model: a case series.Respirology case reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveA proportion of those recovering from COVID-19 are likely to have significant and ongoing symptoms, functional impairment and psychological disturbances. There is an immediate need to develop a safe and efficient discharge process and recovery programme. Established rehabilitation programmes are well placed to deliver a programme for this group but will most likely need to be adapted for the post-COVID-19 population. The purpose of this survey was to rapidly identify the components of a post-COVID-19 rehabilitation assessment and elements of a successful rehabilitation programme that would be required to deliver a comprehensive service for those post-COVID-19 to inform service delivery.
designA survey comprising a series of closed questions and a free-text comment box allowing for a qualitative analysis.
settingOnline survey.
participantsMultiprofessional clinicians across specialties were invited to take part.
results1031 participants responded from a broad range of specialties. There was overwhelming support for an early posthospital discharge recovery programme to advise patients about the management of fatigue (95% agreed/strongly agreed), breathlessness (94%) and mood disturbances (including symptoms of anxiety and depression, 92%). At the time point of 6-8 weeks, an assessment was considered important, focusing on a broad range of possible symptoms and supporting a return to work. Recommendations for the intervention described a holistic programme focusing on symptom management, return of function and return to employment. The free-text comments added depth to the survey and the need 'not to reinvent the wheel' but rather adapt well-established rehabilitation services to individually tailor needs-based care with continued learning for service development.
conclusionThe responses indicate a huge interest and the urgent need to establish a programme to support and mitigate the long-term impact of COVID-19 by optimising and individualising existing rehabilitation programmes.
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