ArticleAmerican journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation2021
An Improvised Pulmonary Telerehabilitation Program for Postacute COVID-19 Patients Would Be Feasible and Acceptable in a Low-Resource Setting.
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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
- Systematic Review of COVID-19-Related Physical Activity-Based Rehabilitations: Benefits to Be Confirmed by More Robust Methodological Approaches.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Randomized controlled trial of home-based vs. hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation in post COVID-19 patients.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Trial
- Facilitators and Barriers for the Adoption and Use of Telerehabilitation in Outpatient and Community Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey of Ontario Physiotherapists.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2024Article
- Telemedicine and Pediatric Care in Rural and Remote Areas of Middle-and-Low-Income Countries: Narrative Review.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Review
- Utilization of telehealth to manage the Covid-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2023Article
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- Changes in respiratory, physical, and mental conditions in moderate and severe COVID-19 cases at our convalescent rehabilitation ward.Japanese journal of comprehensive rehabilitation science · 2023Article
- Telemedicine in Low- and Middle-Income Countries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Long COVID, a comprehensive systematic scoping review.Infection · 2021Article
- Biopotential Signal Monitoring Systems in Rehabilitation: A Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Provision of pulmonary rehabilitation in Latin America 18 months after the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of the Latin American Thoracic Association.Chronic respiratory diseaseArticle
- The effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation for Post-COVID symptoms: A rapid review of the literature.Respiratory medicineReview
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abstractPostacute COVID-19 patients are at risk of long-term functional impairment, and the rehabilitation community is calling for action preparing for a "tsunami of rehabilitation needs" in this patient population. In the absence of standard guidelines and local evidence, a 3-wk pulmonary telerehabilitation program was successfully delivered to a postacute severe COVID-19 patient in Malawi. The patient experienced persistent dyspnea and fatigue, with a remarkable impact on his health status. On the final assessment, all his respiratory severity scores had fallen by more than their thresholds for clinical significance. He reported no continued or new complaints, was walking longer distances, had returned to work, and was discharged from follow-up. Our case shows that an improvised pulmonary telerehabilitation program for postacute COVID-19 patients could be feasible and acceptable in a low-resource setting. Benefits include reducing risk of transmission and use of personal protective equipment.
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