SynthesisJournal of physiotherapy2022
Telerehabilitation improves physical function and reduces dyspnoea in people with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions: a systematic review.
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 123 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
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- Rehabilitation Interventions for Physical Capacity and Quality of Life in Adults With Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Adults with Chronic Respiratory Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2023Guideline
- Post-COVID Syndrome.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2023Pooled it
- Do patients with and survivors of COVID-19 benefit from telerehabilitation? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of an asynchronous telerehabilitation program on the self-efficacy and motivation for physical activity in discharged COVID-19 patients: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Annals of medicine · 2025Trial
- Perceptions and Experiences of a Multimodal Rehabilitation Program for People With Post-Acute COVID-19: A Qualitative Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Trial
- Subphenotypic classification of COVID-19 survivors and response to telerehabilitation: a latent class analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Trial
- Fully remote versus hybrid supervision of pulmonary telerehabilitation in COVID-19: a randomized clinical trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of mHealth intervention for trismus exercise in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing proton and heavy ion therapy: a randomized control trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Trial
- Virtual pulmonary rehabilitation approaches in patients with post COVID syndrome: a pilot study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Trial
- Longitudinal Evaluation of an Integrated Post-COVID-19/Long COVID Management Program Consisting of Digital Interventions and Personal Support: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of a telerehabilitation intervention using ReCOVery APP of long COVID patients: a randomized, 3-month follow-up clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Effect of Physiotherapy to Correct Rounded Shoulder Posture in 30 Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea Using a Telerehabilitation Exercise Program to Improve Posture, Physical Function, and Reduced Pain, with Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2022Trial
- Effect of a home-based inspiratory muscle training programme on functional capacity in postdischarged patients with long COVID: the InsCOVID trial.BMJ open respiratory research · 2022Trial
- Evaluating the feasibility and preliminary effects of a group-based telerehabilitation program in individuals with persistent dyspnea after COVID-19 (TEPCO): a pilot randomized controlled study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- PICO-based assessment and categorization of evidence for digital health interventions: an inductive framework development.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Review
- Influence of lifestyle factors on susceptibility, disease course and recovery from post COVID-19 syndrome: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Telerehabilitation as an innovative strategy for the management of anxiety and dyspnea in post-COVID-19: A scoping review.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
questionHow effective and safe is telerehabilitation for people with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions?
designSystematic review of randomised trials.
participantsPeople with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions.
interventionAny type of telerehabilitation. OUTCOME MEASURES: Satisfaction, quality of life, adverse events, adherence to telerehabilitation, dyspnoea, functional performance, readmissions, mortality, pulmonary function and level of independence.
resultsDatabase searches retrieved 2,962 records, of which six trials with 323 participants were included in the review. Breathing exercises delivered via telerehabilitation improved 6-minute walk distance (MD 101 m, 95% CI 61 to 141; two studies), 30-second sit-to-stand test performance (MD 2.2 repetitions, 95% CI 1.5 to 2.8; two studies), Multidimensional Dyspnoea-12 questionnaire scores (MD -6, 95% CI -7 to -5; two studies) and perceived effort on the 0-to-10 Borg scale (MD -2.8, 95% CI -3.3 to -2.3; two studies), with low certainty of evidence. Exercise delivered via telerehabilitation improved 6-minute walk distance (MD 62 m, 95% CI 42 to 82, four studies), 30-second sit-to-stand test performance (MD 2.0 repetitions, 95% CI 1.3 to 2.7; two studies) and Multidimensional Dyspnoea-12 scores (MD -1.8, 95% CI -2.5 to -1.1; one study), with low certainty of evidence. Adverse events were almost all mild or moderate and occurred with similar frequency in the telerehabilitation group (median 0 per participant, IQR 0 to 2.75) as in the control group (median 0 per participant, IQR 0 to 2); Hodges-Lehmann median difference 0 (95% CI 0 to 0), with low certainty of evidence.
conclusionTelerehabilitation may improve functional capacity, dyspnoea, performance and physical components of quality of life and does not substantially increase adverse events. REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42021271049.
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